Conflicts of interest of President-elect Donald Trump

News report by Voice of America about President-elect Donald Trump's assets

Donald Trump became the President-elect following the elections of the United States of America of 2016. Since then, many conflicts of interest (unprecedented for a US President-elect) have arisen due to his vast business holdings.^[1][2][3] Trump has stated that he will resolve his conflicts of interest, but not given any specifics as to how.^[4][5]

List of conflicts of interest

Map shows the number of companies owned by Donald Trump^[6] that are operating in each country:

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• Trump International Hotel, Washington is leased with the General Services Administration, which specifically prohibits elected officials from deriving benefit from the lease.^[7][8][9]
• Deutsche Bank is owed $365 million for a hotel in Washington DC, a hotel in Chicago, and a golf course in Florida. There is a $14 billion fine being negotiated with Deutsche Bank and the Department of Justice for matters unrelated to Trump, that he as President would have power to influence.^[10]
• The Internal Revenue Service receives a new appointed head by the President of the United States every five years, the next head due November 13, 2017. Trump is currently under audit by the Internal Revenue Service.^[7]
• The National Labor Relations Board sometimes has had disputes with the Trump organization, and Trump will be appointing the members of the organization.^[7]
• The Trump organization's foreign investments around the world will be affected by policy decisions while Trump is president.^[7] The organization has business holdings in at least 20 countries.^[11]
• The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China currently rents space in Trump Tower.^[12]
• Trump favors completing the Dakota Access Pipeline, and owns stock in the company building it.^[13]

See also

• Legal affairs of Donald Trump

References

1. Blake, Aaron (November 30, 2016). "Donald Trump's conflict of interest problem isn't going away". Washington Post. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
2. McKenna, Barrie (November 30, 2016). "Trump must sell business to avoid conflicts of interest, experts say". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
3. Farivar, Masood. "Trump's Global Business Ties Could Complicate Policy Stances". VOA. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
4. "Not A Hack: U.S. Office Of Government Ethics Tweets At Trump". All Things Considered. NPR. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
5. "Trump Gives No Meaningful Indication that He Will Avoid Conflicts of Interest in Office". November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
6. "Trump's foreign business interests: 144 companies in 25 countries". CNN. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
7. Buchanan, Larry; Yourish, Karen (December 1, 2016). "The Array of Conflicts of Interest Facing the Trump Presidency". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
8. Newmyer, Troy (December 1, 2016). "Donald Trump's Looming Giant Conflict of Interest With His New Hotel". Fortune. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
9. Popovich, Nadja; Diehm, Jan; team, Guardian US interactive. "Trump's conflicts of interest: a visual guide". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
10. "Trump's Loans From Troubled German Bank Pose Conflict Of Interest". Morning Edition. NPR. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
11. Paddock, Richard C.; Lipton, Eric; Barry, Ellen; Nordland, Rod; Hakim, Danny; Romero, Simon (November 26, 2016). "Potential Conflicts Around the Globe for Trump, the Businessman President". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
12. Lopez, Linette (November 28, 2016). "And here's Trump's conflict of interest with the Chinese government...". Business Insider. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
13. Reporter, Michael McLaughlin; Post, The Huffington (2016-12-02). "Trump Supports Dakota Access Pipeline. Did We Mention He's Invested In It?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-12-03.