Learn what Russia has to do with Trump's conflicts of interest from two former White House lawyers
In a new video, Norman Eisen and Richard Painter describe how the president-elects and his childrens roles in the Trump Organization can place him in violation of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitutionthe original U.S. conflict of interest law.
Its well-known that Trumps business interests stretch across the globe and entangle him with numerous foreign governments. But without a release of his tax returns, the extent of Trumps conflicts of interest remain hidden. The American public will not know whether the president-elect, who campaigned on his deal-making abilities, will be acting with himself or the United States foremost in his mind.
In the video below, Eisen and Painter explain the law governing the presidents conflicts of interest, the risks of breaking it, and the action Donald Trump must urgently take to begin his presidency with a clean slate.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2016/12/19/trumps-conflicts-of-interest-explained/