The president-elect’s son called Boris Epshteyn a “good human being” and said he hoped the reports were false—but if not, the aide would be done in Trumpworld.
sanctum and face retribution if allegations that he peddled influence in the new administration for cash prove true, according to one of Trump’s sons.
Epshteyn, who has variously served as a Trump adviser since 2016, is accused of asking potential administration appointees to pay him monthly fees if they wanted him to advocate for them to the president-elect, according to an internal probe by Trump’s legal team.
“I certainly hope the reporting’s false. I can also tell you if it’s true, that person will probably no longer be around,” he added.While Eric Trump said he believes Epshteyn is a “good human being” and hopes “the reporting is false,” the tone of his remarks—which departed from the Trump team’s oft-preferred communications strategy of doubling down and denials—did not go unnoticed.
Eric Trump on the internal investigation into Boris Epshteyn, whom he called a good human being: “My father’s been incredibly clear: You do not do that under any circumstance...I can also tell you if it’s true, that person will probably no longer be around.”political reporter Maggie Haberman, after hearing Trump’s remarks played during a CNN panel. “It was gentle about Boris, but I interpret that as a warning shot.
Epshteyn has been one of the MAGA world’s most dedicated and zealous partisans. He was indicted in Arizona earlier this year for his alleged participation in the campaign’s fake elector plot that sought to overturn the 2020 election results.
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