Along with being a former president (and his or her spouse) comes a lot of perks, including lifelong Secret Service protection. But former presidents also receive a pension that is equal to the annual salary for
I asked Pildes to explain the rationale for the deals, how it was possible for an NYU professor to carry that level of debt, and inquired if the debt was being forgiven over a number of years. Pildes said he was out of the country and couldn’t access the records to provid...