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| Role: | Advisor | ||
| Location: | New York, N.Y. | ||
| Expertise: | Policy research | ||
| Affiliation: | Republican | ||
| Education: | •McGill University •Touro College Law Center | ||
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Sam Nunberg is a Republican policy analyst. He was an advisor to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.[1] Nunberg was let go from the campaign staff in August 2015 following a Business Insider report on racially provocative social media posts.[2][3] Nunberg previously worked for the Middle East Forum, the American Center for Law and Justice and as U.N. delegate for the European Centre for Law and Justice.[4]
Career
While in law school at the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Sam Nunberg supported the Mitt Romney presidential campaign as the chair of Students for Mitt NYC.[5] After law school, in 2009, he began work as the deputy political director for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ).[4] ACLJ is a d/b/a (Doing Business As) for Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advocating for "the ideal that religious freedom and freedom of speech are inalienable, God-given rights."[6] The ACLJ is partnered with the European Centre for Law and Justice, where Nunberg also worked as a delegate to the U.N. in New York City.[4]
From 2012 to 2014, Nunberg worked as the director of the Legal Project at the Middle East Forum, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.[5] The project was designed "to protect researchers and analysts who work on the topics of terrorism, terrorist funding, and radical Islam from lawsuits designed to silence their exercise of free speech."[4] The mission of the Middle East Forum, as stated on its website, is the following: "The Middle East Forum promotes American interests in the Middle East and protects Western values from Middle Eastern threats."[7]
Nunberg is also a close associate of Roger Stone, a high-profile Republican operative known for his use of opposition research.[8] He and Stone co-wrote a 2015 article on Hillary Clinton for Breitbart News.[9]
Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
Nunberg had advised Donald Trump since early 2014. In February 2014, Nunberg arranged for Buzzfeed writer McCay Coppins to write a profile on Trump for the website. When it was published, the profile cast Trump in a negative light, calling him "a man startled by his suddenly fading relevance — and consumed by a desperate need to get it back."[10] When the article appeared, Nunberg was fired.[11] In April 2014, however, Nunberg was rehired to his same position.[12]
On June 16, 2015, Trump announced his bid for the presidency at Trump Tower in New York City.[13] Nunberg remained on the campaign team as an advisor.[1]
Departure
Nunberg was again fired from the campaign in August 2015. Business Insider reported on Nunberg's history of racially charged and provocative social media activities dating back to 2007. The report noted that Nunberg had a history of attacking African American leaders, like Al Sharpton and President Barack Obama: "Among other things, Nunberg called Obama a 'Socialist Marxist Islamo Fascist Nazi Appeaser' and 'Farrakahn's Messiah.'"[2] According to NBC News, Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski called Nunberg a "short-time consultant with the campaign." Nunberg was terminated on August 2, 2015.[3]
Confidentiality arbitration
In July 2016, Trump accused Nunberg of violating a confidentiality agreement and sought $10 million from Nunberg. According to The Hill, Trump accused Nunberg of leaking a story about a dispute between former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and spokeswoman Hope Hicks. Nunberg claimed that the arbitration was part of the campaign's attempts to "silence" him after he endorsed Ted Cruz (R).[14] On August 11, 2016, Nunberg and Trump settled on an agreement that could not be relitigated, according to Politico.[15]
Mueller investigation
Nunberg refuses to appear before grand jury
On March 5, 2018, Nunberg said special counsel Robert Mueller subpoenaed him to appear in front of a federal grand jury investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election but that he would not comply with the subpoena. Nunberg said, “Let him arrest me. Mr. Mueller should understand I am not going in on Friday.”[16]
Nunberg added, “The Russians and Trump did not collude. Putin is too smart to collude with Donald Trump. I’m not spending 80 hours going over my emails with Roger Stone and Steve Bannon and producing them. Donald Trump won this election on his own. He campaigned his ass off. And there is nobody who hates him more than me.”[16]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 P2016, "Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Business Insider, "Top Trump adviser has a history of provocative and racial Facebook posts," July 31, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NBC News, "Trump Campaign Staffer Sam Nunberg Fired After Racist Facebook Posts Uncovered," August 3, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Middle East Forum, "Biography of Sam Nunberg," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 LinkedIn, "Sam Nunberg," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ American Center for Law and Justice, "Home," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ Middle East Forum, "About the Middle East Forum," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Donald Trump's Back, And Hiring Staffers For A Possible 2016 Run," February 25, 2015
- ↑ Breitbart News, "Hillary, Benghazi, and Those Troublesome E-Mails," March 27, 2015
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "36 Hours On The Fake Campaign Trail With Donald Trump," February 13, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "Fired Donald Trump aide thought BuzzFeed profile was 'fantastic,'" February 18, 2014
- ↑ Daily Caller, "Sam Nunberg Is Officially Back On The Stump With Trump," August 26, 2014
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Donald Trump Enters 2016 Presidential Race," June 16, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "Trump seeks $10M from ex-aide in confidentiality suit," July 13, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Trump settles legal dispute with former aide," August 11, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 The Washington Post, "Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg called before grand jury, says he will refuse to go," March 5, 2018
