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Hindustan Times
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Who is Keith Schiller, ex-Trump aide hired as lobbyist by Pakistan amid tensions with India
As tensions escalated between India and Pakistan after the deadly Pahalgam attack and India's retaliatory military strike under Operation Sindoor, both nations decided to take an unconventional route to influence global policy. For this purpose, both India and Pakistan have hired former insiders from Donald Trump's political orbit as lobbyists in Washington, DC. India has enlisted Jason Miller, a senior adviser to Trump, to represent its interests in the US capital. Miller's firm, SHW Partners LLC, will receive $1.8 million annually to provide strategic counsel, tactical planning, and government relations assistance. 'This is not a new practice. This has been in place for several decades and under successive governments since the 1950s. These firms have been regularly engaged by the Embassy as per the requirements of the situation. All such engagements are available in the public domain," said Randhir Jaiswal, official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs, at a press briefing on Thursday. On the other hand, Pakistan hired Keith Schiller, Trump's longtime bodyguard and former Director of Oval Office Operations. A former New York Police Department detective, Schiller became a part of Trump's inner circle and became one of the US president's most loyal aides. From running security at Trump Tower to accompanying Trump to the White House as Director of Oval Office Operations, Schiller spent nearly two decades as a trusted confidant and enforcer. Some insiders often describe him as Trump's 'shadow.' Schiller partnered with Georges Sorel, former compliance chief at the Trump Organization, the duo has launched Javelin Advisors, a firm tasked with helping Pakistan navigate US policymaking channels. This comes days after Trump, on May 10, made a surprise announcement of an India-Pakistan ceasefire and claimed that the US played a role in brokering the understanding, a claim rejected by India. The US President also offered to mediate the long-contentious Kashmir issue, which India swiftly rejected.
News18
27-05-2025
- Business
- News18
From MAGA War Room To Delhi: India Hires Trump's Spokesperson, Pakistan Turns To His Enforcer
Last Updated: New Delhi and Islamabad hire American lobbyists, both Trump MAGA alumni, amid diplomatic push after Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor. New Delhi and Islamabad have each hired prominent figures from US President Donald Trump's inner circle as lobbyists in Washington DC, signaling a strategic push for influence amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan after Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor counter-terror operation. India has brought on Jason Miller, who served as the chief spokesman for Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and later as a senior adviser during the 2020 re-election effort. Miller's firm, SHW Partners LLC, has signed a $150,000-per-month contract to represent the Indian government, according to a report by Hindustan Times, marking his first formal lobbying role during Trump's second term. On the other side, Pakistan has engaged Keith Schiller, Trump's longtime bodyguard and former Director of Oval Office Operations. Schiller, known for his unwavering loyalty and close proximity to Trump, co-founded Javelin Advisors LLC, which has secured a subcontract worth $50,000 per month under a larger $200,000-per-month agreement with Seiden Law to represent Pakistani interests, the Dawn reported. Who Is Jason Miller? Jason Miller is a seasoned political strategist best known for his role as the chief spokesperson for Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. A longtime Republican operative, Miller helped shape the US President's campaign's combative media strategy and often served as a public face of the campaign during its most intense phases. Though initially tapped for a White House communications role after Trump's victory, he withdrew from consideration citing personal reasons. Politico. Who Is Keith Schiller Keith Schiller's tenure with Donald Trump extended far beyond routine security detail. A former NYPD detective, Schiller was one of Trump's most trusted aides and served as Director of Oval Office Operations during the early months of the Trump presidency. His loyalty was underscored by his involvement in several key moments of the administration. Notably, in May 2017, it was Schiller who personally delivered the letter to then-FBI Director James Comey informing him of his dismissal, according to a report by broadcaster CNN. Schiller also featured in testimony before the House Intelligence Committee in 2017 regarding Trump's 2013 visit to Moscow. According to Schiller, a Russian participant at a business meeting allegedly offered to send women to Trump's hotel room. Schiller said he immediately dismissed the offer, viewing it as a non-serious comment, the broadcaster said in its report. First Published:
India Today
27-05-2025
- Business
- India Today
India hires Trump's brain for lobbying, Pakistan his ex-bodyguard
As the Indian government brought on board Jason Miller, a senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, as its lobbyist in Washington, Pakistan has hired Keith Schiller, Trump's ex-bodyguard, as its representative in the US. This even as the two countries engage in a diplomatic offensive after India's Operation Sindoor and a mini Indo-Pak war. Schiller also had an interesting role to play in Trump's alleged Stormy Daniels Trump's former bodyguard and close aide, has registered through Javelin Advisors to assist Pakistan in building "long-term economic partnerships" in the US. His role includes strengthening Pakistan's ties with both the US government and the private hiring of Schiller and Miller happened a week after Pakistani terrorists killed 26 people in Pahalgam in Kashmir. This is as Trump was quick to announce an India-Pakistan ceasefire on May 10, and offered to mediate on the Kashmir issue, which was outright turned down by New Delhi. Historically, the US has financed Pakistan as a strategic buffer against the Soviet Union, and for its war on the US, India assigned the Operation Sindoor diplomatic mission to the team led by Shashi both India and Pakistan understand the importance of having their own man in Washington a New York cop, Schiller rose through Trump's ranks to become Director of Oval Office Operations during the Trump presidency. He is also remembered for a more hands-on approach to loyalty: he made headlines for punching a protester outside Trump Tower in is joined by Georges Sorel, former compliance chief at the Trump Organization, who co-founded Javelin Advisors in for India, Miller has signed a year-long contract and a monthly retainer of $150,000, according to Politico. Miller is a person who understands how Trump's brain functions will help India's diplomacy to a great India has hired Trump's brain, a longtime adviser, Pakistan has hired his brawn, his muscleman, IS SCHILLER, TRUMP 'S EX-BODYGUARD AND CLOSE AIDEAs India ropes in Jason Miller, a senior adviser to Donald Trump, for lobbying in Washington, Pakistan has brought on board someone from the same inner circle, but with a very different profile: Keith Schiller, Trump's former bodyguard and long-time has been the Deputy Assistant to the US President and Director of Oval Office to his appointment in the Trump administration, Schiller served as the director of security for the Trump that capacity, he was the personal bodyguard to Trump. He has been described as "one of Trump's most loyal and trusted aides" and "a constant presence at Trump's side for nearly two decades".HOW SCHILLER IMPRESSED THE TRUMP FAMILYadvertisementSchiller, a former NYPD officer, first entered Trump's orbit in 1999 after spotting Marla Maples, Trump's then-wife, with a bodyguard he didn't find to supplement his police salary, he asked an assistant district attorney to recommend him to was hired for a one-month trial and stayed on part-time until 2002, when he retired from the 2004, Trump appointed him director of FIXER: KNOWN FOR HIS SILENCE AND LOYALTYOver the years, Schiller became a trusted enforcer and fixer, often seen at Trump's was the man Trump trusted to deliver FBI director James Comey's dismissal letter in also joined Jared Kushner on a trip to Iraq and was involved in collecting Trump's medical records from his personal physician, allegedly without the proper legal for his loyalty and silence, Schiller left the White House in late 2017 after new chief of staff John Kelly reportedly curtailed his direct access to the returned to private security and ran KS Global Group, which was later hired by the Republican National year, Stormy Daniels testified that in 2006, Keith Schiller approached her on Trump's behalf to invite her to dinner. Daniels claimed that she later had a sexual encounter with Trump that same a curious twist of events, India has tapped into Trump's brain, while Pakistan has hired his muscle. India's choice, Jason Miller, is a longtime Trump adviser known for crafting strategy and messaging, someone who understands how Trump thinks. Pakistan, on the other hand, has brought in Keith Schiller, the ex-cop who protected Trump for nearly two decades.
