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U.S. Ethics Office Says Donald Trump Should Divest His Businesses; Handing them off to his kids isn’t enough
Topic Started: Dec 15 2016, 07:53 PM (737 Views)
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Although most Americans may be okay with Donald Trump holding onto his business empire during his presidency, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics doesn’t agree.

Trump should “divest himself of his vast business interests while in the White House,” according to a letter from the OGE obtained by NPR.

http://fortune.com/2016/12/14/donald-trump-ethics-business/
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Meh...just sign it all over to a foundation and let Melania run it....

BTW Give this a few days and this guys story will change...just like the GSA....

http://hotair.com/archives/2016/12/14/gsa-warns-trump-you-need-to-divest-from-your-washington-hotel-before-the-inauguration/
Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence.
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Trump isn't going to divest squat. He doesn't care what the U.S. Ethics Office thinks. He's going to do as he damn well pleases because he's "The Donald" and no one tells him no. And the only ones who could make anything stick would be the Congress, which would have to impeach him, and that's not going to happen barring some set of circumstances I can't envision at the moment.
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Attaburnsinhell

US foreign policy will be run by what's profitable for Trump, or how foreign countries can blackmail his business dealings

''We will let you build your hotel, if you turn a blind eye to our child sex trafficing trade'' kinda stuff
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Anyone who voted for Hillary should be permanently banned from ever uttering the word "ethics"
Donald Trump is Barack Obama's President!
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Attaburnsinhell

There's a strong possibility that Trump is in over his head to Russian banks, or loans from Russian oligarchs. That could explain why he's unusually pro-Russian in his statement towards Moscow, such as playing dumb about Crimea, statements saying he wouldn't back NATO if Russia invaded it's neighbors in the Balkins, or Georgia etc.
Putin might be grabbing Trump by his pussy
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Attaburnsinhell

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Dec 15 2016, 09:00 PM
There's a strong possibility that Trump is in over his head to Russian banks, or loans from Russian oligarchs. That could explain why he's unusually pro-Russian in his statement towards Moscow, such as playing dumb about Crimea, statements saying he wouldn't back NATO if Russia invaded it's neighbors in the Balkins, or Georgia etc.
Putin might be grabbing Trump by his pussy
Here's a story from months back, about Trump communicating secretly with a Russian bank

Was a Trump Server Communicating With Russia?

This spring, a group of computer scientists set out to determine whether hackers were interfering with the Trump campaign. They found something they weren’t expecting.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/10/was_a_server_registered_to_the_trump_organization_communicating_with_russia.html
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Dec 15 2016, 08:55 PM
Anyone who voted for Hillary should be permanently banned from ever uttering the word "ethics"
Anyone who voted for Hillary should be permanently banned from ever uttering the word "server"
Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence.
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Dec 15 2016, 09:09 PM
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Dec 15 2016, 08:55 PM
Anyone who voted for Hillary should be permanently banned from ever uttering the word "ethics"
Anyone who voted for Hillary should be permanently banned from ever uttering the word "server"
Anyone who voted for Trump was letting Putin get his hands on our government

GOP = Government of Putin
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jake58

We have a US Ethics office? Where the hell were they from 93-2000?
That which can be asserted without evidence; can be dismissed without evidence- Christopher Hitchens
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Coast2coast

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Dec 15 2016, 08:55 PM
Anyone who voted for Hillary should be permanently banned from ever uttering the word "ethics"
As you support a bigger liar with a vengeance attitude that has no ability understand the dignity of his new office and that puts Russia over "America First" and will every time it profits him or strokes his ego.

Not to mention that this conflict of interest is steep and if it was the other way around and was regarding a liberal President-elect you and the other conservatives would be well into your impeachment garbage and outright indignity over it while screaming for Congressional investigations which would already be getting put together.

Why are conservative morals and core values so mobile?








Edited by Coast2coast, Dec 15 2016, 10:33 PM.
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Maybe Trump should start a multi-Billion $ international "non-profit" pay-to-play foundation.


Like Hillary did
:cheers:
"if that **** wins we'll all hang from nooses"
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Robert Stout
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By the end of January, the US Ethics office will see major personnel changes............... :victory:
Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid
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Trump should follow Obama's footsteps if he doesn't like what the agency tells him.
Kate Steinle was separated from her family permanently but leftists didn't seem to mind.
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Attaburnsinhell

Trump's hotels and the people who stay at them will now become the targets of terrorists and other people who have an ax to grind against the US

Soft targets
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It seems noteworthy that concern over this issue is not confined to Trump's Democratic opposition. Serious legal minds across the political spectrum as well as ones outside of it in academia are taking this issue more seriously than public opinion and the media are. That is unusual. The topic is likely to be fanned into flames during cabinet confirmation hearings as those appointments are subject to stricter and more specific legal requirements than the Emoluments Clause which applies to the President. There are some white water rapids downstream.
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PATruth
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Our elected officials can legally engage in and profit from insider trading yet a president elect should divest his interests in legitimate businesses? I'll be concerned when Trump Charities starts collecting millions of dollars from foreign countries, his wife starts giving $500,000 speeches and he conducts the peoples business from a private server in Trump Towers. Until then it's not a legal requirement so I say he tells his the minority party to f off.
Edited by PATruth, Dec 16 2016, 10:11 AM.
"No. No he won't. We'll stop it."
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jake58

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Dec 16 2016, 10:06 AM
It seems noteworthy that concern over this issue is not confined to Trump's Democratic opposition. Serious legal minds across the political spectrum as well as ones outside of it in academia are taking this issue more seriously than public opinion and the media are. That is unusual. The topic is likely to be fanned into flames during cabinet confirmation hearings as those appointments are subject to stricter and more specific legal requirements than the Emoluments Clause which applies to the President. There are some white water rapids downstream.
We just got rid of a candidate who amassed $150 million in 15 years on 6 years as a senator and 4 years as a SoS... don't think anyone really cares.
That which can be asserted without evidence; can be dismissed without evidence- Christopher Hitchens
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jake58
Dec 16 2016, 10:11 AM
George Aligator
Dec 16 2016, 10:06 AM
It seems noteworthy that concern over this issue is not confined to Trump's Democratic opposition. Serious legal minds across the political spectrum as well as ones outside of it in academia are taking this issue more seriously than public opinion and the media are. That is unusual. The topic is likely to be fanned into flames during cabinet confirmation hearings as those appointments are subject to stricter and more specific legal requirements than the Emoluments Clause which applies to the President. There are some white water rapids downstream.
We just got rid of a candidate who amassed $150 million in 15 years on 6 years as a senator and 4 years as a SoS... don't think anyone really cares.
I agree that no one cares about Hillary's wealth, even those who were frantic over it before the election. Legal liabilities within the Trump administration are another matter as there is a sizable element called the opposition composed of both Democrats and a number of Republicans. The presidency is a slippery climb; an Achilles heel doesn't help the trip.
Conservatism is a social disease
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jake58

George Aligator
Dec 16 2016, 10:37 AM
jake58
Dec 16 2016, 10:11 AM
George Aligator
Dec 16 2016, 10:06 AM
It seems noteworthy that concern over this issue is not confined to Trump's Democratic opposition. Serious legal minds across the political spectrum as well as ones outside of it in academia are taking this issue more seriously than public opinion and the media are. That is unusual. The topic is likely to be fanned into flames during cabinet confirmation hearings as those appointments are subject to stricter and more specific legal requirements than the Emoluments Clause which applies to the President. There are some white water rapids downstream.
We just got rid of a candidate who amassed $150 million in 15 years on 6 years as a senator and 4 years as a SoS... don't think anyone really cares.
I agree that no one cares about Hillary's wealth, even those who were frantic over it before the election. Legal liabilities within the Trump administration are another matter as there is a sizable element called the opposition composed of both Democrats and a number of Republicans. The presidency is a slippery climb; an Achilles heel doesn't help the trip.
I was more interested in how she amassed that fortune in the service of the public, I am quite aware of liberals having no interest in that.
That which can be asserted without evidence; can be dismissed without evidence- Christopher Hitchens
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