Trump already violating blind trust agreement by meeting with Indian business partners

[deminks]

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/trump-already-violating-blind-trust-agreement-by-meeting-with-indian-business-partners/

President-elect Donald Trump and his children attended a meeting with a group of Indian investors this week — which may mean Trump has already violated rules separating his personal business and his role as ascendant chief executive.

TheHill.com said on Saturday night that Trump’s meeting with Atul Chordia, Sagar Chordia and Kalpesh Mehta violates the agreement he undertook after winning the election on Nov. 8 which stated that he would hand all of his personal business operation over to his three eldest children — Ivanka, Donald Jr. and Eric Trump.

The investors posted a photo on Twitter of themselves alongside Trump giving the “thumbs up” gesture after their meeting and a message that said, “Atul & Sagar Chordia, Kalpesh Mehta meets U S President Mr Donald Trump at Trump Towers New York office just now.”

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Neither Butler nor former campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks would respond to questions about whether expanding Trump’s business interests or projects in India were discussed at the confab. Butler said the businessmen had simply stopped by to congratulate Trump on winning the election.

However, Kalpesh Mehta told India’s Economic Times that during the meeting, Donald Trump Jr. expressed interest in expanding the family’s penetration of the Indian market.

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[radical noodle]

1. There is no blind trust

It isn't blind, it is perfectly transparent to him. He knows everything that's going on and he will use it to rake in the cash. That's why he ran.

[elleng]

2. He 'undertook' what? When? Before whom?

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. As I understand it, he has until Jan. 20 to do the blind trust thing.

From what I have read here and there.

What he is doing now, with the Indian delegation and earlier with the Japanese meeting, is very very questionable behavior, essentially trading on his winning the election to impress future investors.

He represents the end point of capitalism run amok.
Most regimes try to hide their double dealings, but Trump is signaling he does not want to.

[TrekLuver]

4. This is a serious issue that is going to be just one of the things that dogs his "presidency"

[tammywammy]

5. Having your kids supposedly run the company is no where close to a blind trust. n/t

[malaise]

6. Remember MGreedia is only interested in emails and Benghazi