Donald Trumps Children Wont Have White House Roles

[JonLP24]

Source: Wall Street Journal

But ethics watchdogs say plan to have them run his businesses would still pose too many potential conflicts of interest

President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t plan to nominate or appoint any of his children to a formal role in his administration.

Yet, his plan for three of them to run his sprawling business empire while he is in the White House is still drawing fire from ethics watchdogs who say it would pose too many potential conflicts of interest.

Mr. Trump’s umbrella company, Trump Organization, has begun taking steps to transfer management to Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka Trump and “a team of highly skilled executives,” according to a company spokesman. Last week, he appointed all three to the executive committee of his transition team, which is charged with choosing the administration officials who will run government agencies, some of whose decisions could affect the company.

Hope Hicks, a spokeswoman for Mr. Trump, said Thursday that none of his children are planning to formally join their father’s administration, but didn’t respond to questions about whether any might play an informal role. Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is expected to serve in some capacity in the White House, compounding concerns about his wife, Ivanka, taking control of the family’s business. Mr. Kushner also may choose to play an informal advisory role without taking a formal White House staff position.

Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-children-wont-have-white-house-roles-1479415773

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What was the deal with security clearences then?

[LonePirate]

1. It's much easier to hide the corruption if they don't have access while running his empire

[greymattermom]

2. They found out

That security clearances require disclosure of all financial arrangements especially with foreign businesses and governments. Someone I talked to today said hers was 60 pages. Not top secret either.

[Sunlei]

5. I don't understand how trump passed a security clearance.

[dhol82]

6. He was elected

Doesn't need to pass a security clearance.

[madaboutharry]

7. The president doesn't get a security clearance.

[Sunlei]

8. he doesn't get a security clearance? I didn't know that. His fellow Republicans trust him.

[madaboutharry]

10. Presidents get top secret information just by being

the president.

[Sunlei]

11. no wonder Obama keeps saying he's dangerous. Why have Republicans failed to consider this?

[JonLP24]

12. It is interesting Obama tutoring Trump on how to be

President could turn out to be one of his most impressive acts of his Presidency. Trump seems eager to gather as much as he can before he no longer has him to be President.

[cstanleytech]

14. Imagine if he had appointed him as SoS lol.

[Sunlei]

3. will a R tell the man the government isn't run like the mafia? Or do his fellows want him out?

even a basic transition seems to hard for him.

[BeyondGeography]

4. I think the key word there is "formal"

And Dad will be sharing all sorts of juicy business-related tidbits with them.

[Solly Mack]

9. I agree

[ehrnst]

13. If they get secret service protection, he can make the gov't pay to put them on his private plane

with them.

That's corruption.