The Economist Who Helped Write Trump’s Tax Plan in Five Days
Shahira Knight knows her way around Congress.
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Special assistant to the president for tax and retirement policy
On April 21, President Trump surprised his top advisers when he told the Associated Press that a tax plan would be coming in five days. Among the White House and Treasury Department staffers responsible for quickly putting together the one-page, bullet-point outline released on April 26 was Shahira Knight, special assistant to Trump for tax and retirement policy.