
Trump attorney studied options for third presidential term
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—Donald Trump’s attorney Boris Epshteyn made a bold assertion during a meeting in late 2023: Trump wouldn’t necessarily be limited to two terms in office. Speaking to an associate in October 2023 in downtown Washington, Epshteyn pushed back on the notion that Trump would be a lame duck if he won the election in 2024.
Epshteyn said he had studied the law—and he believed Trump could find a way to run again in 2028, according to the person Epshteyn met with. At the time, the associate thought the comments were amusing, even if Epshteyn was serious. The person recounted them to others in Washington, joking that Epshteyn had already started planning a third term even before Trump had won the 2024 Republican primary.
But 18 months later, the person looks back on the conversation with alarm, as Trump openly toys with remaining in office after his term ends. Epshteyn, who is now the president’s outside counsel, didn’t provide a comment for this article. Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, said in a statement that “it’s far too early to think about" a third term.
Trump said this weekend that he was “not joking" about staying in office after his current term ends in January 2029, jump-starting a long-simmering Washington debate over just how serious he is about seeking a third term. The president, in an interview with NBC News, pointed to unnamed “methods" for clinching another four years in office. Trump would be 82 at the end of his second term.
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