America Is Dysfunctional-- Great Job Boris
Yesterday, The Hill ran a biographical piece on far right Russo-Republican Boris Epshteyn. I think Brett Samuels meant well, but he probably had to get it done in less than 10 minutes so… he left some stuff out.
First off, it’s probably not true that Epshteyn, a Russian Jew who emigrated to New Jersey, is a deep plant for the Kremlin. After all, he was just 11 when his family got here. I’m not saying it’s impossible; just that it’s not likely… even if he was sent to the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (where he infiltrated the Trump family via Eric Trump) and even if he did work for some investment firms suspected of being Kremlin-connected and even if he did once chair a a panel at the investment conference "Invest in Moscow” that was definitely a front for the Kremlin… and even if his job in Republican politics has been to sow the kind of American discord Kremlin strategy dictates. But that aside…
Boris worked in minor roles in New Jersey GOP politics and then for McCain’s presidential campaign and, via his friendship with Eric Trump, for the 2016 Trump campaign where his rude, aggressive demeanor caught Señor Trumpanzee’s attention. He played a part in the crooked inaugural committee, which was used to illegally line Trump’s pockets and afterwards was given a minor job in the administration, screwed up, and was fired. He continued doing Trump propaganda as a senior political analyst for far right, pro-Kremlin Sinclair Broadcasting and by the time of the 2020 campaign, he was a senior advisor and running the campaign’s very effective Jewish Voices for Trump Advisory Board, which liaised with the Hassidic community and brought Trump big wins in the most backward and civically-disconnected segments of American Judaism. After the decisive election loss, he was a key operative in the fake electors fraud and has consistently encouraged Trump’s truculence and confrontational approach. Everything he does seems to be geared towards tearing American society apart.
Samuels’ Hill piece makes it clear that Epshteyn “was at the center of high profile efforts to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 election” and that “Epshteyn has managed to remain in the New York mogul’s orbit.” Samuels wrote that “After the 2020 election, Epshteyn was one of a handful of prominent figures working on efforts to challenge and try to overturn Trump’s election loss in key swing states.”
Epshteyn’s title is counsel and senior adviser to Trump and his 2024 White House campaign, weighing in on a host of issues and frequently communicating with the former president.
…One former Trump campaign official told The Hill that Epshteyn is part of a relatively tight circle of aides who speak frequently with the former president and have retained a place in Trump’s orbit through the tumultuous last few years.
That official noted that Epshteyn has his enemies within the former president’s circle, but that he has earned Trump’s trust by showing he is willing to be an attack dog and fight for him.
That trust has also translated to a financial commitment. Federal records showed Trump’s political action committee paid Epshteyn nearly $200,000 in 2022 for consulting work.
Epshteyn has been a source of controversy and has attracted his share of criticism from those within Trump’s inner circle who believe he amplifies the former president’s worst instincts in some cases.
He was involved in many of the efforts to try and overturn the 2020 election results in key swing states, and he was reportedly involved in the scheme to develop a slate of alternative electors who would back Trump in the Electoral College.
Federal agents reportedly seized his phone last summer as part of a widening investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Epshteyn last September also testified before a Georgia grand jury hearing information about efforts to overturn the 2020 results in the state.
Trump aides and lawyers have also complained at times about Epshteyn’s counsel to the former president, arguing he has encouraged Trump to pursue ill-advised lawsuits.
Epshteyn reportedly encouraged Trump to pursue a lawsuit in Florida against the New York attorney general last November. The Washington Post reported that Alan Garten, a longtime Trump Organization lawyer, wrote in an email to others, including Epshteyn: “Great job Boris. Another frivolous lawsuit. What a joke.”
Trump withdrew the lawsuit in January.
He sounds like a despicable human being, just like Trump!
your description of boris is EXACTLY the type of pos that russia would approach, groom and corrupt into being their agent. it may also be that his parents were on the payroll, which makes this guy a legacy.
you really shouldn't dismiss it so trivially.
Another TFG monster and potential traitor who needs to be held accountable but will likely not be. I wonder what his taxes look like. The white collar crime among TFGs associates is simply astounding. And we were trying to clean up corruption in Ukraine! What a bad joke.