David Milstein (advisor)

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• The update adds new personal-background details about Milstein's family ( Julie Strauss Levin and the America First Legal role ) and therefore expands biographical context.
• The update removes detailed allegations from a prior section about a New York Times investigation and specific incidents, reducing previously stated claims about embassy reporting and potential mass casualty mentions.

Replace “released following opposition from the White House and senior State Department leadership On October 8 2026 The New York Times published an investigation into Milstein writing he had repeatedly suppressed or significantly revised embassy reporting on Israeli activities to present the Netanyahu government in a favorable light including embassy reporting on settler violence in the West Bank and reporting on Americans killed in the West Bank by Israeli security forces and settlers The article reported Milstein had rewritten diplomatic cables to remove mentions of a mass casualty event of Palestinians killed near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation food distribution sites in summer 2025” with “released following opposition from the White House and senior State Department leadership”. Add: Milstein is the son of Julie Strauss Levin a lawyer serving as general counsel at America First Legal a law firm co founded by Trump advisor Stephen Miller He is the stepson of conservative media personality Mark Levin a close friend.

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