[9] Muzin was chief of staff and policy adviser for then Charleston City Councilmember Tim Scott during his successful 2010 campaign for US Congress following the retirement of Rep. Henry Brown.
[2] Cruz stated that he used Muzin as a sounding board on issues related to Judaism and to gain a deeper understanding of the religion and the broader community.
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, the former president of George Washington University headed the search and praised Muzin as an “attractive” candidate.
The key to reaching Cruz was Muzin, who "arranged a conference call which included long-time Cruz supporters, prominent Texan rabbinic leaders, influential legal figures like Alan Dershowitz, former attorney general Michael Mukasey, and conservative thought leaders, with multiple speakers covering the issue from personal, religious, moral, policy, and legal perspectives.
"[18] Just over a week later, on December 7 — which, Muzin observes, “was Shabbos Parshas Mikeitz, when we read of Yosef being released from prison” — Cruz announced his support for the legislation.
[19] The first Trump administration hired Muzin’s firm Stonington Global, to help “Voice of America” provide programming services for its Middle East coverage.
[20] In February 2018, it was reported by Haaretz and The Times of Israel that the Qatari government had hired Muzin to improve the Emirates's relations with the Trump administration and the Jewish American community.
[26] The New York Times wrote that Muzin and Dershowitz's "combination of access, influence and substantive expertise...produced striking results" in winning clemency.
[27] Muzin is the Founder and Chairman of Stonington Global,[28] a specialized law and consulting firm based in Washington, where he focuses on strategic international advisory and private equity work and practices as an attorney.
The firm provides programming services to Voice of America Persian News Network, the American government-backed media outlet that produces journalistic content for the Iranian community.
[29] Stonington Global also works on pro bono issues related to criminal justice reform, religious freedom and human rights.