Thursday, November 17, 2016

Trump’s pledge to separate his business from the presidency lasted two days

https://thinkprogress.org/trump-administration-organization-conflict-of-interest-6dd5259f3378#.oecbnf5da
"More problematic was another announcement made Friday: In addition to taking over the Trump Organization, the trio will also be helping to setup the Trump administration. Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric Trump were named members of the Trump transition team executive committee, giving them a key role in shaping policy for both his corporation and his government. Government watchdogs were quick to criticize these moves, telling Politico that the conflicts of interest are “unprecedented” and the notion “that he’s going to have his family run the businesses and that will address his conflict-of-interest problems is a joke"."