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President Donald Trump refers to his fixer Boris Epshteyn as his informal \u201cpsychiatrist\u201d \u2014 and his reliance on the personal special counsel deeply troubles insiders and experts alike.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEpshteyn, the president’s senior personal counsel, speaks with \u2018the boss\u2019 so often that Trump sometimes puts him on speakerphone without telling others in the room, two people familiar with the routine\u201d reported to Axios on Monday. Trump has joked that Epshteyn is \u201clike my psychiatrist,” with Axios writing that Epshteyn \u201ctypically offers such enthusiastic support that it’s like therapy for the president.\u201d<\/p>\n

One adviser told Axios that Epshteyn is “100 [percent] hype man and cheering section for POTUS. It’s sometimes a bit much.”<\/p>\n

Trump is especially happy with Epshteyn because while working for Trump he \u201chas won or forced settlements with ABC ($16 million), CBS ($16 million, plus public service announcements), Meta ($25 million), Google ($22 million) and X ($10 million).\u201d They are also working on lawsuits against BBC, CNN, The New York Times, the Pulitzer Committee and The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2021, as Trump plotted his return to the White House at a time when many in his own party wanted him gone after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Epshteyn stuck by Trump’s side along with Susie Wiles,\u201d Axios reported. \u201cShe became Trump’s top political adviser as Epshteyn handled legal affairs. Epshteyn became Trump’s top counsel after the National Archives and President Biden’s DOJ began criminally investigating Trump in the classified documents case.\u201d Instead of taking a conservative approach to this litigation, Epshteyn was aggressive.<\/p>\n

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“What Boris advised and what the president did was frankly insane, completely risky,” a Trump adviser said. “But it worked. That’s why Boris is where he is.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Henry Abraham, a psychiatrist formerly of Tufts University, told AlterNet that Epshteyn is clearly not qualified to act as a psychiatrist, although he added Trump seemed to use the term informally. When asked if this offers insights into Trump\u2019s state of mind, Abraham said that \u201cwhat is most interesting to me is the power that Epstein has, who, if I remember correctly, is a notorious fabricator of the truth. And so it’s yet another example, as far as I can tell, of Trump surrounding himself with yes men and cronies who prefer to embellish their own political position and power in the Oval Office over proper policy and honest advice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Epshteyn has so much power with Trump that he has been accused of offering \u201cshakedowns\u201d for potential Trump Cabinet officers in his second term. This allegedly includes seeking $30,000 to $40,000 a month from Scott Bessent to \u201cpromote\u201d him (ultimately successfully) for treasury secretary, as well as a defense contractor who fears Epshteyn is retaliating against him after he refused to pay $100,000 a month to be connected to the White House.<\/p>\n

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