Trump lawyer, Boris Epshteyn, to be questioned by prosecutors

Former President Donald Trump’s attorney and adviser Boris Epshteyn appears set to become the ex-commander-in-chief’s fourth lawyer to be interviewed by federal prosecutors working for special counsel Jack Smith. 

Multiple outlets reported on Wednesday that Epshteyn, who served as a special assistant to Trump in the White House and advised him during the 2020 presidential election, will meet Thursday with investigators probing Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his mishandling of classified documents upon leaving office. 

Epshteyn’s cellphone had previously been seized by the Justice Department as part of its 2020 election investigation.

It’s unclear for which investigation prosecutors plan to interview Epshteyn.

Last year, the attorney testified before a Fulton County, Ga., grand jury investigating Trump’s alleged efforts to interfere in the Peach State’s tabulation of 2020 presidential election results. 

Epshteyn sat at Trump’s side during the former president’s arraignment earlier this month in a Manhattan courtroom despite not being a lawyer on the case.

The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that Epshteyn may take a more limited role related to the special counsel’s investigations into Trump because of complaints and clashes with other lawyers about his advice and style. 

The DOJ’s special counsel has already called in Trump lawyers Evan Corcoran, Alina Habba and Christina Bobb for questioning, according to reports. 

Corcoran had attempted to use attorney-client privilege as a shield to keep him from answering questions, but in March a federal judge ordered his testimony and an appeals court upheld the judge’s ruling. 

Corcoran drafted a statement signed by Bobb in June 2022 that declared Trump’s team had fully complied with a subpoena seeking classified documents being housed at Mar-a-Lago.