Before Jason Smith moved his $78 billion bipartisan tax deal through the House‚ the Ways and Means chair made sure to run it by Donald Trump. In a 90-minute meeting in December‚ Smith briefed Trump on the package that would expand the child tax credit and provide a series of business tax breaks — a move that helped ensure Trump would not scuttle the deal. The former president‚ presumably‚ gave him that reassurance. “I have discussions with President Trump quite often‚ and he was well...