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Ethics Chief: Trump’s Plan “Wholly Inadequate” to Prevent Conflicts

HeadlineJan 12, 2017

Trump told reporters he would not be selling off his company or real estate holdings, and would instead place his business assets into a trust controlled by his adult sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. The head of the Office of Government Ethics, Walter Shaub, blasted the plan, calling it “wholly inadequate” to avoid conflicts of interest. We’ll have more on Trump’s conflicts of interest after headlines.

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