Trump's conflicts of interest: a visual guide

[iluvtennis]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2016/dec/01/donald-trump-business-interests-conflicts

I will be leaving my great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country in order to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday. The early morning announcement, which provided no further details but promised a press conference on 15 December, followed weeks of bad press over conflicts of interest posed by the Trump Organization’s international real estate dealings.

“While I am not mandated to do this under the law,” Trump wrote, “I feel it is visually important, as president, to in no way have a conflict of interest with my various businesses.”

So far, the visuals haven’t been good for the president-elect. Photos showing his daughter Ivanka Trump – who is slated to take over the family business – sitting in on meetings with foreign leaders raised new concerns over the failure to separate the Trump family brand from the presidency. Days later, a series of Facebook photos showed a meeting between the president-elect and Indian real estate partners, adding fuel to the fire.

Closer to home, the business interests of the Trump Organization will cross paths with the US government on multiple fronts, providing ample opportunity for further conflicts.

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I am so disheartened that the American electorate is letting this corrupt rogue into the WH. GAH

[rickford66]

1. The Dems should demand two things before considering any cabinet appointments

Trumps taxes and a real blind trust. No if ands or buts and stick to it no matter what. Everything depends upon it. I wont hold my breath though.

[iluvtennis]

2. Agree. I don't think they can demand anything of Don the Con, but they can of the appointees...

that they need to approve. Make Tillerson and the wall street folks show their tax returns and demand they resolve all business conflicts. The Dems need to learn to FIGHT and stop trying to be the peace makers. Under another administration that might be the way to go, but not under Trump. I want them to fight.