21 Facts About Keith Schiller

Keith Schiller joined the United States Navy after graduating from high school.

Keith Schiller primarily served at the Little Creek base in Norfolk, Virginia, and was the boarding team leader on the USS Plymouth Rock, a landing ship for amphibious vehicles.

In 1992, Keith Schiller was hired by the New York City Police Department and worked there for twelve years; he began as a transit officer.

Keith Schiller graduated from the New York City Police Academy, and served as a patrol officer in northern Manhattan which at the time was the epicenter of the cocaine trade.

Keith Schiller described his job as "busting into drug houses up to three times a night".

Keith Schiller spent time in the high-intensity drug-trafficking area working under then-Lieutenant David E Chong, who describes Schiller as a "devoted, physical and loyal officer" who "always had his boss's back".

Keith Schiller regularly handled wiretaps, search warrants, and large-scale seizures of drugs.

In 1999, Keith Schiller saw Marla Maples, Donald Trump's then-wife, at the Manhattan District Attorney's office accompanied by a bodyguard, whom Keith Schiller judged as not being particularly imposing.

Keith Schiller remained a part-time bodyguard until he retired from the NYPD in 2002.

Keith Schiller made headlines in 2015 when he hit a protester outside Trump Tower.

Keith Schiller was appointed Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations after Trump became president in January 2017.

Keith Schiller accompanied Jared Kushner to Iraq and sat in on meetings, and became known as a Trump fixer.

Keith Schiller was selected by Trump to personally deliver to FBI headquarters the letter telling FBI director James Comey that he was being dismissed "effective immediately"; Comey was not present at the time, learning of his firing from television reports while in Los Angeles.

On September 1,2017, it was reported by CNN that Keith Schiller intended to leave his White House position in late September or early October due to financial considerations.

Three people close to Keith Schiller, speaking on background, confirmed reports of his impending departure to The New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman.

Keith Schiller refused to comment on the accuracy of the report, in keeping with his policy of declining interviews with journalists.

On November 1,2017, Keith Schiller was named as one of several high-profile witnesses who would be privately interviewed by the House Intelligence Committee as part of its Russia investigations.

Keith Schiller was said to say he could not recall or was not aware of links between Trump associates and Russian officials and spies.

Keith Schiller testified that a Russian offered to send five women to Trump's hotel room during their 2013 trip to Moscow for the Miss Universe pageant but he rejected the offer.

Keith Schiller is married to his wife, Lena; they have two children.

On May 7,2024, Stormy Daniels testified that Keith Schiller approached her in 2006, to invite her to dinner with Trump.