2015.09.29 - Donald Trump’s first Cabinet pick is just as controversial as he is, and a lot richer
In 1991, Congress passed legislation to try to keep Icahn from leaving the government on the hook for up to $900 million in TWA employee pensions. The bill allowed the government to seek unfunded pension liabilities from Icahn's other holdings, potentially bankrupting him. Stevens said he urged Icahn to set some money aside in a separate bank account to protect himself, but Icahn refused to do so. "My money is my army. I need my army around me," Icahn said, according to Stevens.