Rolling Stone: How Trump Misled America About His Plans for His Companies

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1. Trump presidency: "Every decision he will make as president will be followed by the specter of doubt

That is a mild statement IMHO


Trump presidency: "Every decision he will make as president will be followed by the specter of doubt
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/how-trump-misled-america-about-his-plans-for-his-company-w460568





.....Government ethics watchdogs were not impressed.

Noah Bookbinder, executive director of Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington, dismissed as "absurd" the notion that Trump has insulated himself from conflicts of interest relating to businesses he will continue to own and that will be run by his children.

"The only way for Donald Trump to avoid massive conflicts of interest is to sell his business outside the family and place the assets in a true blind trust," Bookbinder said in a statement. Trump's failure to "live up to the ethical standard of past presidents," he added, will cast a long shadow over the Trump presidency: "Every decision he will make as president will be followed by the specter of doubt – and will be questioned as to whether his decision is in the best interest of the American people or the best interest of his bottom line."

Norm Eisen, who founded CREW and now serves as a Brookings fellow, insisted that Trump's plan falls short "in every respect" of what is required – both in terms of presidential ethics and the Constitution. "Mr. Trump's ill-advised course," Eisen said, "will precipitate scandal and corruption."