ProPublica: NO record in FL, DE, or NY of Trump resigning from his companies

[highplainsdem]

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-promised-to-resign-from-his-companies-but-no-record-hes-done-so

At a news conference last week, now-President Donald Trump said he and his daughter, Ivanka, had signed paperwork relinquishing control of all Trump-branded companies. Next to him were stacks of papers in manila envelopes — documents he said transferred “complete and total control” of his businesses to his two sons and another longtime employee.

Sheri Dillon, the Trump attorney who presented the plan, said that Trump “has relinquished leadership and management of the Trump Organization.” Everything would be placed in a family trust by Jan. 20, she said.

That hasn’t happened.

To transfer ownership of his biggest companies, Trump has to file a long list of documents in Florida, Delaware and New York. We asked officials in each of those states whether they have received the paperwork. As of 3:15 p.m. today, the officials said they have not.

Trump and his associates “are not doing what they said they would do,” said Richard Painter, the chief ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush. “And even that was completely inadequate.”

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[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[Freethinker65]

2. Is anyone surprised?? Too late now suckers...

[gademocrat7]

3. K&R

[unblock]

4. wow, i am so, so completely surprised.

never could imagine in a million years that they wouldn't actually file the paperwork they pretended they signed.

[mnhtnbb]

5. Oh, please. The Liar-in-Chief hasn't done what he said he would do?

When are people ever going to figure out this guy is a pathological liar? You cannot believe a word he says.

[triron]

16. The media says "Duh"

Guess it got lost. Or the dog ate it.

[myrna minx]

6. K&R.

[Ilsa]

7. Evidence for impeachment. nt

[TrekLuver]

8. Yeah...then if this is true won't it be even easier to expose his conflicts??

[progressoid]

11. Who is going to do that?

The GOP controlled House and Senate?

[Ilsa]

12. A group is already gathering evidence. It may

Take two years to get the House back, but who knows? There may be enough evidence to get even the most stone-hearted republican to turn.

[Angry Dragon]

9. Lastest Breaking News : Trump found to be a liar

[herding cats]

10. I love ProPublica.

They do real, professional investigative reporting.

Business filings for Trump Organization LLC, Trump’s primary holding company, had not been changed, according to New York’s Department of State. Wollman Rink Operations LLC, which runs the Wollman Rink in Central Park through an agreement with New York City, hasn’t been updated either. Trump is listed as the sole authorized representative of the company.

Ivanka Trump is still listed as the authorized officer on records for two entities related to the Old Post Office in Washington, D.C., which the Trump family bought and turned into a hotel. No changes have been filed for either of the companies, which are registered in Delaware.

Documents on The Donald J. Trump Foundation, which Trump has said he would dissolve, haven’t been updated. The charitable foundation has been in a swirl of controversy over its collection and disbursement of funds and an active investigation by New York’s attorney general. (The foundation cannot legally dissolve until the investigation is complete, but the New York Attorney General’s office told ProPublica that Trump can resign as an officer at any time.)

In Delaware, where the majority of Trump’s businesses are registered, state officials told ProPublica that no amendments have been filed for four businesses tied to the Old Post Office and that the most recent filings for two businesses related to the Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C., were made more than a year ago.

In Florida, no changes have been made for years to three key Trump businesses operating there: the Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach, the Mar-A-Lago Club, and DJT Holdings, which has controlling interest in most of Trump’s golf courses in the U.S. and abroad, according to the state’s Division of Corporations.

K&R!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

13. Get out your emollient lotion, Melania!

Donald's about to get roughened by the Emolument Clause.

[Vinca]

14. The man doesn't know truth from lies. He just blah, blah, blahs whatever suits the moment.

Of course he's not relinquishing control. I was surprised he didn't pose for advertising when the parade got to the Trump hotel.

[sarcasmo]

15. Trump will never relinquish leadership of the family business.

The rubes have been duped and Trump companies will make Billions while in office.

[PatSeg]

19. Of course he won't

He never wanted the presidency that badly, but he will use it to his advantage any way he can.

[sarcasmo]

24. Exactly and obvious when Trump said he would start work on Monday.

President is a 365 24/7 job.

[PatSeg]

25. He clearly has no idea

what being president entails. He'll probably delegate most of the job to others like his son-in-law, Reince, Pence, Bannon, etc. He might end up out-vacationing GW.

[Dulcinea]

17. How soon can impeachment proceedings begin? eom

[PatSeg]

18. He is such a con artist

He's been doing this crap his entire adult life, just putting on a show, but no real substance or truth behind anything he says. All he cares about is the "appearance" of things, but he is now president of the United States. He can't keep playing the same deceptive games, people are watching every little thing he does.

[Stonepounder]

20. Bear in mind he didn't say he was giving up "Ownership", just that he was giving up

"complete and total control" and "leadership and management", which is not the same thing. He made it sound like he was transferring ownership, but he didn't say he was giving up ownership.

Q: "Sir, have you ever cheated on your wife?"
A: "I love my wife even more today than I did the day we were married. How could you even ask me that question?"

Con mean know how to make something sound like one thing when they are actually saying something completely different.

[Wounded Bear]

21. K & R ......but we're preaching to the choir...

the Trumplodytes don't care.

[Jersey Devil]

22. The story is misleading

Companies don't publicly file when they change their CEOs or officers. Usually states require a once a year filing with the names of certain officers like corporate secretary and registered agent.

[kentuck]

23. Democrats cannot let this slide.

Republicans will be more than willing to ignore it.

However, Democrats should attack the press if they do not pursue this violation of our Constitution.