Boris Epshteyn used his proximity to the president-elect to benefit himself, a Trump legal review found. He denies the allegation.
By Isaac Arnsdorf and Josh Dawsey, The Washington PostBoris Epshteyn, center, is a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump.
The review recommended that Epshteyn’s employment with and proximity to Trump should be ended, warning of scandal for Trump Epshteyn has long been viewed with suspicions by some other Trump advisers because of his stable of private clients, Trump advisers said.“I am honored to work for President Trump and with his team,” he said in a statement. “These fake claims are false and defamatory and will not distract us from Making America Great Again.”
According to the report, one day after Bessent met with Trump for the first time in February, Epshteyn invited him to lunch at a Palm Beach hotel, where Epshteyn asked for a monthly stipend of at least $30,000 per month to promote Bessent around the club. in what witnesses believed to be an intimidating way, the legal review found, in an exchange that was viewed by multiple Trump allies.Soon after the election, Epshteyn also approached a former Trump administration employee who now works as a defense contractor, according to the legal review. He tried to get the contractor to pay him $100,000 per month through the transition period, according to a person familiar with the findings.
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