Anyone who thought con-man-in-chief Donald "Rump" Trump was sincere when he conducted his "press conference" on January 11 promising to deal with conflicts of interest with his business holdings...well, we'll sign you up for a course in ethics at Trump University. Pro Publica has researched the process required for Rump to meet even the barest minimum standards to avoid conflicts of interest, and surprise! he has yet to complete it. He promised to transfer his companies to his sons, Beavis and Butthead, before the inauguration rather than to divest his holdings entirely (foreign entities would still be dealing with the Trump family as far as loans, patronage, etc.). The three states where he needs to file the documents hadn't received the necessary documents as of the afternoon of January 20, hours into Rump's term, and in violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution.
"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.”Expect more smoke and mirrors from a con artist who will prove to be the most unethical and corrupt in our nation's history. He's hoping, as with his still-unreleased tax returns, that the public won't care about his family business getting richer with foreign gratuities and barely-concealed bribes. He has to be held accountable.
