• Seated at the defendant’s table in a Manhattan courtroom alongside former President Trump on Tuesday were his attorneys Todd Blanche, Susan Necheles and Joe Tacopina.
• At the end of the table was another man: Boris Epshteyn, a longtime Trump aide who has ascended to be one of the former president’s closest advisers as he mounts a third White House bid while navigating a slew of legal troubles.

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