Trump: No rules, no accountability

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

A new podcast from ProPublic details Trump's conflicts of interest. We don't really know if his decisions are for the good of the country or the good of Donald Trump-but I can guess and I'll bet you can too. He actually says that the President can't have a conflict of interest. Interesting. If you didn't wake up mad enough today, give it a listen. The best part is that the podcast is sponsored by a hair loss cure company-do you think that was a purposeful troll?

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-inc-podcast-many-mysteries-president-businesses

Then check out this article:

Incoming President Donald Trump’s business deals span the globe. Trump-branded skyscrapers, golf courses and hotels stretch from Dubai to Azerbaijan to the Philippines.

Government ethics experts have strongly criticized Trump’s refusal to divest ownership of any of his businesses. But they point to his ongoing foreign deals with those connected to power as the most troubling.

“These foreign deals are fertile ground for corruption,” Norman Eisen, the White House chief ethics lawyer under President Obama, told ProPublica. "When there's a pre-existing relationship, there can be wink, wink, nod, nod, or even a private whisper that turns into a quid pro quo.”

“He has to get rid of his foreign deals,” said Matthew T. Sanderson, an attorney at Caplin & Drysdale who has served as legal counsel on three Republican presidential campaigns.

Trump’s Byzantine business structures and his lack of disclosures -- he has released neither his tax returns nor details of his foreign deals -- make it difficult to get a full picture of the incoming president’s business relationships. But using government records, Trump’s own local disclosures and press reports, we’ve identified 10 Trump deals in which he has partnered with power players abroad.

We asked the Trump Organization about each of these deals. We’ve included the responses they gave.

https://projects.propublica.org/trump-conflicts/

[duforsure]

1. Didn't they already catch Jr in this?

Didn't the Russian woman lawyer already say there was a quid pro quo from their meeting ? Isn't that collusion, or conspiracy , or both?

[rainin]

2. I've thought since his election that every blue state should pass a ballot measure

requiring tax returns from a Presidential candidate before he/she is allowed on the state ballot. Imagine if this corrupt man child couldn't even qualify to be on the ballot in 50% of the states.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

3. Just a quick video to summarize his enthrallment to profit