According to the Associated Press on November 26, the chief attorney of Trump's transition team launched an investigation into a long-term adviser to the president-elect. There are allegations that the adviser used his close relationship with Trump to get paid from those seeking to play a role or influence in the new administration. According to reports, a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named, said that the review carried out by lawyer David Wallington recommended that Trump's aides strictly limit adviser Boris Epstein's contacts with the president-elect. This personnel dispute highlights the unusual and often poorly organized lineup of people close to Trump. To some extent, they led to the chaos of his first term. Some of them participated in Trump's transition to a second term, and he is seeking to form his own government before taking office on January 20 next year. Eppstein was accused of demanding compensation from Trump's nominated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bezent had a month-long campaign to win the position, but was allegedly opposed by Eppstein because the hedge fund executive did not agree to pay Eppstein a large deposit. The review also investigated complaints from former Missouri Governor Eric Gretens, who had indicated his intention to join the Trump administration. Gretens signed a statement last week, recounting his conversation with Eppstein on November 7, saying that Eppstein's “overall tone and behavior gave me the impression that he implicitly expected me to make a commercial deal with him before he proposed to appoint me to the president-elect. It made me uneasy and stressed”.

According to the Associated Press on November 26, the chief attorney of Trump's transition team launched an investigation into a long-term adviser to the president-elect. There are allegations that the adviser used his close relationship with Trump to get paid from those seeking to play a role or influence in the new administration. According to reports, a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named, said that the review carried out by lawyer David Wallington recommended that Trump's aides strictly limit adviser Boris Epstein's contacts with the president-elect. This personnel dispute highlights the unusual and often poorly organized lineup of people close to Trump. To some extent, they led to the chaos of his first term. Some of them participated in Trump's transition to a second term, and he is seeking to form his own government before taking office on January 20 next year. Eppstein was accused of demanding compensation from Trump's nominated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bezent had a month-long campaign to win the position, but was allegedly opposed by Eppstein because the hedge fund executive did not agree to pay Eppstein a large deposit. The review also investigated complaints from former Missouri Governor Eric Gretens, who had indicated his intention to join the Trump administration. Gretens signed a statement last week, recounting his conversation with Eppstein on November 7, saying that Eppstein's “overall tone and behavior gave me the impression that he implicitly expected me to make a commercial deal with him before he proposed to appoint me to the president-elect. It made me uneasy and stressed”.