Boris Epshteyn

Boris Epshteyn
Born 1982 (age 33–34)
Soviet Union
Residence New York City
Nationality American
Alma mater Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (BSFS, 2004)
Georgetown University Law Center (JD, 2007)
Occupation Advisor, aide
Employer The Donald J. Trump Presidential Campaign (2016)
Known for Communications aide, John McCain presidential campaign, 2008
Senior advisor, Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
Religion Jewish
Spouse(s) Lauren Tanick Epshteyn

Boris Epshteyn (born 1982) is a Republican political strategist, investment banker, attorney, and senior advisor to Donald Trump's 2016 campaign for President of the United States. He had previously worked on the McCain-Palin campaign. He was born and partly raised in the Soviet Union into a Russian-Jewish family.[1] Following Donald J. Trump's election, he was named Director of Communications for the Presidential Inaugural Committee.[2]

Early life and education

After birth in the Soviet Union in 1982, Epshteyn emigrated to the United States in 1993 and was raised in Princeton, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (BSFS, 2004) and the Georgetown University Law Center (JD, 2007).[3]

Life and career

In June 2013, Epshteyn marked the passing of Democrat Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey by publicly thanking him for creating legislation that helped Epshteyn's family to emigrate to the United States: "As both Democrats and Republicans spew their ire at Governor Chris Christie, R-N.J., over his special election decision, it is incumbent upon this author to take time to recognize and thank Senator Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., who passed away this week, for his service. That service has been especially meaningful to me, as it was the Lautenberg Amendment that allowed my family and me to emigrate to the United States of America in 1993. The Lautenberg Amendment, passed in 1990, loosened the restriction on refugee states and thereby allowed for tens of thousands of Jews like me from the former USSR to come to America".[4]

In October 2013, Epshteyn helped moderate an investment event "Invest in Moscow!" The panel was composed mainly of Moscow city government officials, like Sergey Cheremin, a city minister who heads Moscow’s foreign economic and international relations department.[5]

Political activities

McCain-Palin Campaign

Epshteyn was a communications aide with the McCain-Palin campaign. While at the campaign, he was a key part of a rapid response task force which concentrated on issues related to the Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin.[6]

Trump Campaign

During the 2016 US Presidential campaign, Epshteyn acted as a senior advisor to Donald Trump, making frequent TV appearances as a Trump media surrogate on Trump's behalf.[7]

Epshteyn has also commented on a controversy regarding whether Donald Trump has improperly used the Donald J. Trump Foundation for self-dealing. In September 2016, Epshteyn responded to a question from MSNBC's Hallie Jackson, offering a new explanation for why a portrait of Trump — paid for by the Republican nominee's charitable foundation — wound up on display at a Trump-owned for-profit golf resort in Florida. Epshteyn said, "There are IRS rules which specifically state that when a foundation has an item, an individual can store those items — on behalf of the foundation — in order to help it with storage costs." "And that's absolutely proper." By law, the portrait belongs to the Trump Foundation, and Trump is required to find a charitable use for it. If he does not, Trump risks violating laws against self-dealing, which prohibit leaders of nonprofit groups from using their charities' money to buy things for themselves or their businesses. Epshteyn's explanation was, in effect, that Trump hadn't used his foundation to buy his resort some art. Instead, Trump's resort was helping the foundation — which has no employees or office space of its own — find a place to store its possessions. [8]

Boris Epshteyn co - hosted the Trump Campaign Facebook live coverage before and after the final Presidential debate. Boris also anchors "Trump Tower Live", the Trump Campaign Facebook live nightly program.[9]

Personal life

Epshteyn is married to Lauren Tanick Epshteyn, an author and executive at Google, Inc.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ Barry Meier and Susanne Craig (October 13, 2016). "The Obscure Lawyer Who Became Donald Trump's TV Attack Dog". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Presidential Inaugural Committee seeks workers and volunteers". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  3. ↑ "Boris Epshteyn".
  4. ↑ Boris Epshteyn (June 6, 2013). "Thank You Senator Lautenberg". USNews.com. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ Marans, Daniel (2016-08-12). "When It Comes To Donald Trump's Russia Ties, It's All About The Aides". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  6. ↑ "Arena Profile: Boris Epshteyn". Politico. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Marans, Daniel (2016-08-12). "When It Comes To Donald Trump's Russia Ties, It's All About The Aides". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  8. ↑ Fahrenthold, David A. (2016-09-27). "Trump is actually doing his foundation a favor, by 'storing' its portrait on his golf resort wall, his adviser says". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  9. ↑ Lapowsky, Issie. "Trump's Campaign Is Launching a Nightly News Show on Facebook". WIRED. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  10. ↑ "Lauren Tanick, Boris Epshteyn - Weddings and Celebrations". The New York Times. 2009-11-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
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