Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci has made explosive allegations about President Donald Trump’s potential vulnerabilities, suggesting that while Elon Musk’s recent claims about Trump’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein may be false, Russia likely possesses compromising material on the president.
The allegations emerged following a public feud between Trump and Musk, during which Musk posted on X on June 5, 2025, claiming Trump appears in the Epstein files and that this prevents their public release. Musk later deleted the post without explanation.
Scaramucci, who served as Trump’s communications director for 11 days in 2017, addressed these claims during an appearance on The Daily Beast Podcast on June 10, 2025. He expressed skepticism about Musk’s Epstein allegations, indicating he believes such information would have surfaced previously if it existed.
However, Scaramucci presented a different theory about Trump’s potential compromises. He suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin holds leverage over Trump through what intelligence agencies term “kompromat” – compromising material used for blackmail. Scaramucci expressed confusion about Trump’s consistently deferential treatment of Putin, particularly given Russia’s current economic struggles and military challenges in Ukraine.
The former aide speculated that any compromising material on Trump might date back to the 1980s and 1990s, during Trump’s prime years as a real estate developer. This timeframe aligns with long-standing unverified claims about potential KGB recruitment efforts targeting Trump during that period.
Scaramucci dismissed the notion that Trump’s favorable treatment of Putin stems from admiration for authoritarian leaders. He argued that Trump’s self-centered nature would normally lead him to assert dominance over foreign leaders, particularly given America’s economic and military superiority. “He would be shoving Putin, but he doesn’t shove Putin because they got something on him,” Scaramucci stated.
The allegations come amid a deteriorating relationship between Trump and Musk, which has played out publicly in recent months. Scaramucci has previously predicted that Musk’s tenure in Trump’s orbit would be short-lived, drawing from his own experience and observations of Trump’s pattern with associates.
In May 2025, Scaramucci claimed at the UK’s Hay Festival that Musk considers Trump an idiot, pointing to Musk’s public criticism of Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro as evidence. Scaramucci explained that since Navarro and Trump share similar trade policy views, Musk’s criticism of one effectively extends to the other.
Scaramucci has consistently warned about Trump’s destructive impact on those in his inner circle. He has predicted that cabinet members including Marco Rubio and Musk will not survive long in their positions, suggesting Trump will eventually “disgrace” everyone in his orbit.
The former communications director has also mocked other short-lived Trump associates, including Vivek Ramaswamy, who departed from his role co-leading the Department of Government Efficiency on January 19, 2025, before Trump could officially create the department. Scaramucci joked that Ramaswamy’s negative tenure couldn’t even be measured in “Scaramuccis,” his invented unit of political time equivalent to 11 days.
The White House has not responded to requests for comment regarding Scaramucci’s latest allegations. No public evidence has emerged to support claims that Russia possesses compromising material on Trump, and Trump has explicitly denied working for Russia in the past.
Trump’s relationship with Putin has long raised questions among political observers and intelligence officials. Throughout his presidency and current term, Trump has consistently praised Putin, avoided direct criticism of the Russian leader, and downplayed concerns about Russian election interference.
Scaramucci’s allegations represent the latest in a series of public statements from the former aide, who has become one of Trump’s most vocal critics since his dismissal in 2017. His claims about Russian kompromat add a new dimension to ongoing speculation about the nature of Trump’s relationship with Putin and potential vulnerabilities that might influence American foreign policy.
