'Polarizing' Trump lawyer negotiating deals with law firms: report

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Source: Raw Story

April 14, 2025 9:57AM ET


President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Boris Epshteyn has been negotiating deals with the leading law firms he's targeted with punitive executive orders.

The president's personal lawyer does not work for the government, but he has been the face of the administration's campaign to force law firms to provide free legal services and change their hiring practices to avoid a government investigation and other scrutiny, reported the Wall Street Journal.

"Epshteyn is a polarizing figure among Trump advisers, and many question his tactics, according to campaign and administration officials," the Journal reported. "He was indicted in Arizona last year following an investigation into efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in the state, and has pleaded not guilty there. He previously pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct as part of a bar incident. He was accused by Trump’s campaign lawyer of shaking down potential administration nominees for consulting contracts. Epshteyn has denied the allegations."

Some of the firms have privately worried about negotiating with Epshteyn because he doesn't work for the government and uses a private Gmail email account, some lawyers told the newspaper, but they decided that negotiating with him was the best way to avoid further scrutiny. "Privately, legal industry leaders say they view his efforts as designed to intimidate and sideline lawyers who would otherwise oppose the administration," the Journal reported. "

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/boris-epshteyn-2671766379/

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He belongs UNDER the prison. He still has a "Fake elector" charge pending in AZ - Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case

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1. OMG, Boris Epshteyn is doing this? Holy shit.

Yes, he should be UNDER a prison.

[crud]

2. just doin crime right out in the open

ain't nobody gonna do nuthin?

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8. Trump's longtime personal lawyer

This is the kind of stuff that will eventually have Trump once again making appearances at court.

He has immunity for his presidential crimes, but not for his personal crimes.

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3. This is exhibit one for demonstrating what a joke various states' bar associations are.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. Trump's $1 Billion Law Firm Deals Are the Work of His Personal Lawyer

Here is a free link to the WSJ reporting on this
Boris Epshteyn, who doesn’t work for the government, has negotiated with a series of law firms to cajole them into entering deals
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President Trump has reached around $1 billion in deals with the country’s top law firms in the past month, using the full weight of his presidency to threaten their business.

To do these deals, Trump has turned to a lawyer who doesn’t work for the government.

Trump’s personal lawyer Boris Epshteyn, who has been indicted in Arizona on charges related to Trump’s 2020 election loss, has emerged as the face of the Trump administration’s campaign against large law firms that it views as hostile to the president and his causes, according to lawyers at seven of the firms and White House officials. In a series of meetings and phone calls, Epshteyn has extracted large commitments of pro bono work for Trump-supported causes and changes to the law firms’ hiring practices to Trump’s preferences, the lawyers and officials said.

On Friday alone, five law firms including Latham & Watkins and Kirkland & Ellis entered into such deals worth some $600 million in pro bono work, after talking with Epshteyn.

Epshteyn, 42, has never tried a criminal or civil case and carries a white business card that reads, “Boris Epshteyn, Esq.” that lists his Gmail email account and a cellphone number. He calls a steakhouse in Washington where he hosts meetings every week his unofficial office. His face is caricatured on the wall and the restaurant even stores a portable phone charger for him. Epshteyn earned Trump’s trust by overseeing his legal team after Trump left office and is regularly at the White House, administration officials said......

Epshteyn is a polarizing figure among Trump advisers, and many question his tactics, according to campaign and administration officials. He was indicted in Arizona last year following an investigation into efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in the state, and has pleaded not guilty there. He previously pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct as part of a bar incident. He was accused by Trump’s campaign lawyer of shaking down potential administration nominees for consulting contracts. Epshteyn has denied the allegations. .....

But the monetary figures were less onerous than they might seem, some lawyers argued. For example, the pro bono commitments in some instances were to be completed “during the Trump administration and beyond.” Beyond, could stretch until the end of time, a lawyer involved in one of the deals said.

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5. Sounds like he needs to lose his law license for unethical conduct.

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6. "Privately?"

How about speaking out, you cowards?

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7. The cowardice is stunning

Lawyers, editors, journalists, billionaires, the Supreme Court, CEOs, etc.

Trump snarls and they roll over and show their belly every time.

If our democracy is going to be saved, it will be because of ordinary Americans, not the wealthy or powerful.