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Some Democrats Want Trump To Give Up All His Assets. What Will Trump Say?
Donald Trump (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
A group of Democratic senators will present a bill that would obligate US President-elect Donald Trump to divest himself of any financial interests that may pose conflicts of interest and to place his assets in a blind trust, The Hill reported on Thursday. The bill would also consider any violation of ethics laws or conflicts of interest by Trump "a high crime or misdemeanour under the impeachment clause of the US Constitution."
The bill would require incoming First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, his wife Karen Pence, and Trump's youngest son Barron to abandon any financial assets that would pose conflicts of interest and place them in blind trusts.
While it is highly unlikely that Trump will come out against the bill, he is bound to react. On 30 November, Trump unleashed a Twitter storm by announcing that he will be leaving his “great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country in order to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!.”
However, on 12 December, Trump announced a new plan, and said he was busy. He added that no new deals will be signed during his term in office.
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