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Avoiding Conflicts of Interest

12/4/2016

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Presidents have been putting their assets into blind trusts for some time. If they don’t know how their money is invested, there can be no conflict of interest. The election of Donald Trump brings about a unique situation. His money is tied up in an extremely complex business with over five hundred different entities.

Some have suggested he should sell. There is no way to unload everything in a short time at a fair price. Others have suggested that his children leave the business and they hire an outsider. It would be catastrophic if the business lost their CEO and top management team.
So what should Trump do? Legally he doesn’t have to do anything. I don’t have a problem with the kids running it. However, he must do everything possible to limit the appearance of impropriety. First of all, his children should have absolutely no involvement with the government. All three are on his transition team. That doesn’t make sense. He can’t have it both ways. They should also sell those segments of the business that present the greatest possibility for conflict of interest.
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Many are out to cause him trouble. It’s in his best interest to do everything possible to avoid even the appearance of conflict of interest.
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    Hi! My name is Dave. I'm in my 60s and live in Indiana. I'll write about whatever is on my mind but most posts will be political. I'm a centrist who thinks both sides are on the wrong path.

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At long last this idiotic shutdown is over. Hopefully cooler heads prevail and it doesn’t start up again.

The real story is that 800,000 government workers are back on the job and many millions of people are no longer inconvenienced.

Unfortunately, that is not the story we are hearing in the media. Their story is about how Speaker Pelosi beat President Trump. He got himself into this mess. She decided that all that mattered was winning. The harm done to the people involved was of no concern whatsoever. A good leader puts the good of the people over political gamesmanship,

it would be nice to think that both people have learned their lesson and will try to do what is best for the
country. I sure wouldn’t bet on it.
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