Trump says he has final say on paying himself $230m for past investigations

President says government owes him a lot of money' for federal investigations during and after first term

Donald Trump declared himself the arbiter of whether or not his own administration should pay him damages over past federal investigations, telling reporters that any such decision would have to go across my desk".

The president insisted on Tuesday that the government owes him a lot of money" for previous justice department investigations into his conduct, while at the same time asserting his personal authority over any potential payout.