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Donald Trump Taps Billionaire Corporate Raider as Regulatory Adviser

HeadlineDec 22, 2016

Meanwhile, Trump has named billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn as a special adviser on regulatory reform. The 80-year-old Icahn is the 50th richest man in the world. Beginning in 1985, he took over the airline TWA and systematically stripped it of its assets.

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