Boris Epshteyn

Boris Epshteyn
Personal details
Born
Boris Epshteyn

(1982-08-14) August 14, 1982 (age 42)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLauren Tanick
Children1
EducationSwarthmore College
Georgetown University
(BSFS, JD)

Boris Epshteyn (/ˈɛpstaɪn/ EP-styne;[1] born August 14, 1982) is an American Republican political strategist, attorney, and investment banker. He was a strategic advisor on the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign and has remained a close advisor to Trump in his inter-presidency.[2] He was the chief political commentator at Sinclair Broadcast Group until December 2019.[3] He was a senior advisor to Donald Trump's 2016 campaign for President of the United States, and previously worked on the John McCain 2008 presidential campaign. Following Trump's election, he was named director of communications for the Presidential Inaugural Committee,[4] and then assistant communications director for surrogate operations in the White House Office, until he resigned in March 2017. He was a member of a team of Trump lawyers[5][6] who sought to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election. In April 2024, Epshteyn was indicted in Arizona for his alleged in role in the fake elector plot for the state.[7][8]

  1. ^ Hakim, Danny; Healy, Jack (June 18, 2024). "Trump's Legal Advisers Plead Not Guilty in Arizona Election Case". The New York Times. Mr. Epshteyn (pronounced EP-stine) has not commented on the case, and his lawyer has not returned requests for comment.
  2. ^ Kumar, Anita (June 9, 2020). "Trump gets the 2016 band back together as he tumbles in polls". Politico. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Atkinson, Claire (December 19, 2019). "Sinclair drops Boris Epshteyn and other political analysts". NBC News. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Presidential Inaugural Committee seeks workers and volunteers". The Washington Post. November 23, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  5. ^ Haberman, Maggie; Berzon, Alexandra; Schmidt, Michael S. (April 18, 2022). "Trump Allies Continue Legal Drive to Erase His Loss, Stoking Election Doubts". The New York Times. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Swire, Sonnet (January 22, 2022). "Former Trump campaign adviser acknowledges being part of 2020 'alternate electors' plot". CNN. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Billard, Jacques (June 18, 2024). "Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn pleads not guilty in Arizona's fake elector case". Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
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