Politico called Stephen Vaughn “the Hamiltonian at USTR” because of his ardent support for manufacturers and industrial policy, which, Vaughn noted, date back to Alexander Hamilton’s 1791 “Report on Manufacturers.” Vaughn is a history buff who became a trade lawyer first at Skaaden Arps and now at King & Spalding. In the first Trump administration, he was general counsel in the U.S. Trade Representative’s office, where he helped develop the trade case that led to heavy tariffs on
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