David Cay Johnston Quote
Trump spent two years suing author Tim O’Brien and his publisher for writing that his net worth was probably not in the billions, but rather the hundreds of millions. After a court dismissed the case, Trump made it clear that he merely wanted to harass O’Brien, not necessarily win damages. I spent a couple of bucks on legal fees and they spent a whole lot more. I did it to make his life miserable, which I’m happy about, Trump bragged. It was a comment that fit cozily within his philosophy of revenge. In
David Cay Johnston
Trump spent two years suing author Tim O’Brien and his publisher for writing that his net worth was probably not in the billions, but rather the hundreds of millions. After a court dismissed the case, Trump made it clear that he merely wanted to harass O’Brien, not necessarily win damages. I spent a couple of bucks on legal fees and they spent a whole lot more. I did it to make his life miserable, which I’m happy about, Trump bragged. It was a comment that fit cozily within his philosophy of revenge. In
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About David Cay Johnston
David Cay Boyle Johnston (born December 24, 1948) is an American investigative journalist and author, a specialist in economics and tax issues, and winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting.
From July 2011 until September 2012 he was a columnist for Reuters, writing, and producing video commentaries, on worldwide issues of tax, accounting, economics, public finance and business. Johnston is the board president of Investigative Reporters and Editors. He has also written for Al Jazeera English and America in recent years. Johnston is currently a Professor of Practice in the College of Liberal Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology, and has also served as Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at College of Law and the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.
From July 2011 until September 2012 he was a columnist for Reuters, writing, and producing video commentaries, on worldwide issues of tax, accounting, economics, public finance and business. Johnston is the board president of Investigative Reporters and Editors. He has also written for Al Jazeera English and America in recent years. Johnston is currently a Professor of Practice in the College of Liberal Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology, and has also served as Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at College of Law and the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.