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Didja know that we have NO rules or laws preventing a president from running his own company FROM the White House???

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Posted - September 15, 2016

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  • 34297
    There is nothing in conflict of interest laws...
      September 15, 2016 8:08 AM MDT
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  • Makes sense. The "founding fathers" had to run their plantations from there. They were landowners, the original 1%, and capitalists.

      September 15, 2016 8:17 AM MDT
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  • 3907

    Hello my:

    HAVING a conflict of interest isn't against the law.  ACTING on it might be.  I'm NOT saying that this situation is good or bad.  It's just interesting that it's NEVER come up before.. 

    Most politicians own stock and other liquid assets.  It's EASY to put those into a blind trust because those stocks will be bought and sold during his term WITHOUT his knowledge..  But, Trumps assets are buildings in countries, some of which are our friends, and some are our adversaries...  There's NO way that the economic health of those property's can be kept from him.   I'm not saying he'd ACT on them, but that's EXACTLY what a conflict of interest is. 

    excon

      September 15, 2016 8:22 AM MDT
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  • 78

    Sure... Remember when the Clinton's were using the White House as a B&B ?

      September 15, 2016 8:29 AM MDT
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  • 78

    Hmmm...I didn't realize that NE , Pennsylvania and New York had plantations ?  That must be in the "new" history books .  

      September 15, 2016 8:37 AM MDT
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  • 78

    The Founding Fathers were Bikers ?  You sure about that ?

      September 15, 2016 8:45 AM MDT
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  • 5354

    It is kinda the natural thing to do. I am sure Abraham Lincoln kept in touch with his plantation too ;-))

      September 15, 2016 9:25 AM MDT
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