“Of all the ways President Trump has pushed the boundaries of executive power, one stands out to lawyers and watchdogs,” NPR reports.
“The president wants the government he leads to pay him billions of dollars.”
“Trump has filed multiple claims arguing he’s been hurt by Justice Department investigations and the leak of his tax returns years ago. Now it’s up to his own political appointees to determine whether to settle with their boss — and for how much taxpayer money.”
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.