Conflicts of Interest Abound, Trump Appears Entirely Unconcerned
As president, Donald Trump will not place his assets on a blind trust and will retain a stake in his businesses but will on paper hand control over to his two adult sons, Donald Jr. and Eric Trump. The New York Times reports on this new development, adding that Trump’s daughter Ivanka, and her husband, Jared Kushner, are exploring moving their family to Washington, D.C. to work with President Trump in the White House. Ivanka is expected to relinquish some day-to-day control over her businesses but, like her father, will not give up control entirely.
“Mr. Kushner is discussing an as-yet undetermined role advising his father-in-law, and Ms. Trump plans on being an advocate on issues in which she has a personal interest, like child care,” the Times’Â Maggie Haberman and Jo Becker report.
Trump recently said he would hold a press conference, his first since becoming president-elect, to discuss “leaving my great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country.”
That now does not appear to be the plan.
Thursday evening Variety reported that Trump is also retaining his title as executive producer of “Celebrity Apprentice,” which includes compensation in the low five-figures for each episode. That effectively would likely make Trump the first president to hold a paying part-time job while still in the White House.
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