Why aren't Democrats fighting in the lame duck? [View all]

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I think Democrats should attempt to put forward a bill that would require anyone seeking to be President of the United States to release their tax returns to the public, including all business ties both foreign and domestic. The bill should also require anyone who seeks to become President to liquidate all assets that could pose a conflict of interest, and place all personal wealth in a blind trust.

Will Republicans vote for it? Doubtful. It might pass the Senate, since the majority there is so small, and there are some Republican Senators there who'd like to send Donald Trump a giant fuck you. It is unlikely to pass the House. However, what it does end up doing is trying to force the Republicans on record. It is very clear that a Trump Presidency is going to be one of the most scandal-ridden and corrupt Presidencies in American History. Democrats coming out early to try and pass this law will allow them to show that they have clean hands, and any Republican who refuses to back it can be held accountable later and potentially tied to all of Trumps corruption and scandal.