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Top Trump aide (Boris Epshteyn) accused of seeking money to boost potential nominees
Boris Epshteyn allegedly ran an old fashioned shake-down scheme targeting those interested in working in Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
Link to tweet
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/top-trump-aide-accused-seeking-money-boost-potential-nominees-rcna181804
“Although there are those close to Mr. Trump who despise Mr. Epshteyn, there is nobody in the president-elect’s orbit who at this point would doubt the level of his influence,” the article explained. “He has quickly become one of the most powerful figures in the early days of the presidential transition, despite having no formal role in it. He has become a significant gatekeeper for Mr. Trump, including shaping some of the information he receives about personnel and cabinet selections.”
Two weeks later, however, there are new questions about how, exactly, Epshteyn has tried to use that position. The Washington Post reported:
......Why does all of this matter? In part because it’s an early indication of what we can expect in the coming months and years from Trump and those around him. Epshteyn has clashed with some of his colleagues, which made it inevitable that they’d go after him. The infighting, backbiting and sabotage will almost certainly continue in the incoming White House, because that’s how Team Trump rolls.
But more important still is the nature of the allegations, the prospect that Trump administration positions might be perceived as being for sale and concerns about systemic corruption surrounding the Republican president-elect and his operation.
I don’t imagine we’ve heard the last of this one.
Two weeks later, however, there are new questions about how, exactly, Epshteyn has tried to use that position. The Washington Post reported:
A top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump asked potential administration nominees to give him monthly consulting fees in exchange for advocating for them to Trump, a written review by Trump’s legal team concluded. The scathing review of Boris Epshteyn, a top lawyer to Trump who has extensive sway in the transition, was prepared by Trump’s attorneys in recent days, according to two people familiar with the report.
......Why does all of this matter? In part because it’s an early indication of what we can expect in the coming months and years from Trump and those around him. Epshteyn has clashed with some of his colleagues, which made it inevitable that they’d go after him. The infighting, backbiting and sabotage will almost certainly continue in the incoming White House, because that’s how Team Trump rolls.
But more important still is the nature of the allegations, the prospect that Trump administration positions might be perceived as being for sale and concerns about systemic corruption surrounding the Republican president-elect and his operation.
I don’t imagine we’ve heard the last of this one.
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