Once a minor player in Republican politics, Boris Epshteyn impressed Trump with his belligerence and loyalty. But the aide’s pay-to-play scandal is just his latest headline.

The president-elect’s legal team launched an internal investigation – which was not criminal – into longtime Trump attorney and adviser Boris Epshteyn following claims he has been profiting personally from his proximity to Trump.

Donald Trump’s lawyers are exploring whether the longtime aide sought to gain financially from his influence with the president-elect and others in his orbit.