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Does anyone know what the options are for avoiding conflicts of interest, corruption?
Fairgo
(1,571 posts)One day Jimmy "The Nose" shows up at the White House, "Nice government you have here... it'd be a shame if anything happen to it...."
tanyev
(42,669 posts)Even if he turns all business operations over to his kids, you can bet he would still be heavily involved.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Requirement that a sitting President set aside other activities.
Brother Buzz
(36,498 posts)and that he sold out before things went south in the gaming industry, leaving the suckers holding a mountain of debt.
cheyanne
(733 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)when the president does them. That has never really been challenged.
lpbk2713
(42,774 posts)And that bogus fuggen war. Trump could pull a few strings and shuffle some papers and all would look fine. But this would be assuming he won the election. Which IMO is an absurdity.
FSogol
(45,582 posts)investments would be put in a blind trust. He's not the first businessman to run for President.
Of course, it will never come to that. Massive turnout will sweep us Democrats into power in both the WH and Congress.
dumbcat
(2,120 posts)or the US Code? What is the punishment proscribed in the US Code for violation?
FSogol
(45,582 posts)Exactly what I described.
dumbcat
(2,120 posts)Or are you capable of understanding it if you look at it again?
FSogol
(45,582 posts)Try googling "blind trust" and save your crappy snark. I've never met a DUer with a more appropriate user name.
dumbcat
(2,120 posts)Every single Federal Law is in the Constitution or The U.S. CODE.
Please cite the Section that requires ... "A caretaker would be assigned to take over Trump's businesses and his investments would be put in a blind trust."
I'll even accept a cite from some other authoritative document that requires such a process for the President if you can find one.
Last chance, link or slink.
P.S. - My, my, ..
That comes close to name calling and a personal attack. Must be gettin' to ya, huh?
FSogol
(45,582 posts)ole FSogol google stuff for you. Google it yourself.
Slink away, dude. You're the one that made the assertion, it would be up to you to defend it.
Laugh away, we all see what happened. Bye.
cheyanne
(733 posts)though the rest of the judiciary does. There were a couple of instances last year of justices unaware that they owned stock when hearing a case.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/conflict-interest-supreme-court-justices-stocks/
roamer65
(36,748 posts)It will be as if Biff Tannen was president.
Paladin
(28,283 posts)Ultimately, I hope it's nothing more than speculation, and that the Smart People prevail over the Stupid People in the election, keeping Trump away from the White House.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)"The company exited bankruptcy in February 2016 and became a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Entertainment_Resorts
Better question is can we trust a man who's company has gone bankrupt 4 times to run the government. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-filed-bankruptcy-times/story?id=13419250
Harry Truman went bankrupt only once.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Can't have any because of the bankruptcies.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)Got bonuses after looting $16 trillion. And never went to jail.
Laugh it up as their own net worths go up millions, if not billions, a day.
And the house always win, meaning the US taxpayer always loses, right Mr. Dimon?
pnwmom
(109,024 posts)is a mystery to me.
TeamPooka
(24,292 posts)That way they can take advantage of all the inside info he gives them.
Okay he only implied that last part