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Trump’s $1 Billion Law Firm Deals Are the Work of His Personal Lawyer

Boris Epshteyn, who doesn’t work for the government, has negotiated with a series of law firms to cajole them into entering deals

Boris Epshteyn attends a New York Young Republican Club event.
Boris Epshteyn attends a New York Young Republican Club event. Photo: Adam Gray/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

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. 

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