Trump isnt draining the swamp. Hes deepening it. - By Eugene Robinson
It is our duty to demand ethical integrity from our presidents, and Donald Trump cannot be allowed to make himself an exception. He is already trying hard to do so.
Amid the hustle and bustle of his transition, according to the New York Times, President-elect Trump found time last week for a visit from the Indian partners with whom he is developing a pair of residential towers in Pune, a sprawling city not far from Mumbai. And Trump received a congratulatory phone call from Argentine President Mauricio Macri, with whose father Trump had business dealings. Trump and Macri denied published reports that Trump lobbied for an office building project he and a group of partners want to build in Buenos Aires.
Also, when Trump met last week with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump’s daughter Ivanka was present. That raised eyebrows because Ivanka Trump, along with her brothers Donald Jr. and Eric, apparently will manage Trump’s business empire while he is in office. Trump’s lawyer called this arrangement a “blind” trust, but it is no such thing. Rather, it’s a way to use the presidency for the Trump family’s further enrichment.
The real and potential conflicts of interest are legion. The Post reported that “at least 111 Trump companies have done business in 18 countries and territories across South America, Asia and the Middle East” and also places such as Canada, Scotland and Ireland.
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