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Old 01-22-2017, 05:49 AM
 
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I guess I am in a minority among Hillary supporters: I do not believe that President Trump must liquidate his business empire in order to be president. I am satisfied that he turned over management to his two eldest sons. To ask a person to essentially destroy a business he spent years building is simply not fair.

If you, the conservative reader, agree with me, then I would hope you would recall this stance when, in future, some very wealthy Democrat attains the White House. Let us not have changing of minds about the propriety of keeping the source of the wealth intact.
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Old 01-22-2017, 09:43 AM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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Default Trump hit with ethics's complaint

Looks like Trump is violating lease laws with his D.C. hotel housed is a historic former post office. Electeds are prohibited from leasing from the Feds.

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"The lease bans elected officials from benefiting to avoid conflicts of interest with their duties," CREW director Noah Bookbinder said in a statement.
President Trump hit immediately with ethics complaint over hotel lease - Jan. 20, 2017

Why is Trump still running his businesses?
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Old 01-22-2017, 09:47 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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He thinks he's above the law and his supporters dont seem to want to hold him accountable for anything.
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Old 01-22-2017, 09:49 AM
 
Location: Out in the Badlands
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He is not...his son's are.
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Old 01-22-2017, 09:50 AM
 
Location: United States
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Looks like Trump is violating lease laws with his D.C. hotel housed is a historic former post office. Electeds are prohibited from leasing from the Feds.



President Trump hit immediately with ethics complaint over hotel lease - Jan. 20, 2017

Why is Trump still running his businesses?
This was expected, lawyers have already sorted this out.

The lease does not override federal law, there is no violation.

This attack on Trump will go nowhere.
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Old 01-22-2017, 09:50 AM
 
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Surely the canard of "alternative facts" as justification for lies, just blatant lies, overt lies, demeaning lies, and, yes, damned lied equates to another example of this administration's lust for the untruth...and is a perfect example of NO ethics in action...

George Orwell was prescient in his "1984"...
Read it as the blueprint Steve Bannon is enacting right here, right now!
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Old 01-22-2017, 09:51 AM
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Tempest in a teacup.
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Old 01-22-2017, 09:56 AM
 
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Trump has not yet filed any of the paperwork to resign from his companies. His attorney Sheri Dillon stated at his pre- inauguration press conference that Trump “has relinquished leadership and management of the Trump Organization.” Everything would be placed in a family trust by Jan. 20, she said.

A check with the states where the paperwork would need to be filed showed that this had not been done as of 3:15 on January 20th.

https://www.propublica.org/article/t...rd-hes-done-so
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Old 01-22-2017, 09:56 AM
 
Location: San Francisco born/raised - Las Vegas
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It's not an issue as much as it is a talking point . . . Whining point or whatever you prefer.
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Old 01-22-2017, 09:57 AM
 
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Why is Trump still running his businesses?
Why are you going to CNN for facts?

How about posting from a reputable site. Say one that didn't help Hillary to cheat at the debates.
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