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The law is on his side. >> i could run my business perfectly. then run the country perfectly. i assumed that you would have to set up a type of trust or whatever and you dont. i was surprised to see it. in theory i dont have to do anything. >> i wont be involved in my business even though i have a legal right to be. the president has a certain doctrine that he can do things. i dont want to do it. even if i could which im allowed to, i wouldnt want to do it. >> i spoke with two of the top ethics ...

Appearance of conflict of interest going forward. thats the test by which the ethics experts are watching this. >> right. on that point, he came out within the last week and said, look, i sold all my stocks in june. one interesting thing my colleague at cnn money points out is we dont know what hes done with investments in different hedge funds. we just dont know. thats also important. it is not as widely reported but were going to have to know all of that. hopefully well get some clarity on tha...

Of ethics experts said that, quote, the plan will create the appearance that president-elect trump and his family are using the presidency to enrich themselves. the group is calling for trump to sell his business and put the money in a blind trust, controlled by a non-family member. >> i have ivanka and eric and don sitting there. run the company, kids. have a good time. >> reporter: a good time is exactly what trump critics fear. and thats why trumps announcement will likely lead to more questi...

Daily basis. and ivanka actually might leave the trump organization to take some kind of role in the administration. unclear what that is right now. its also unclear how this jives with anti-nepotism laws. also trump supposedly, allegedly, according to "the times" reporting, will not sell or does not want to sell his business outright to his children or anyone else because he would take a large tax hit, wolf. so theres a consideration there. >> what do the ethics experts say about this? >> they ...

And theyve already been cropping up here and there. what would you advise him if you were one of his senior staffers? >> he has to get it right. look, what donald trump needs is for a neutral observer -- there are very few in this town -- someone who is not for him or against him, say he made that decision because he thought it was good for the country and not for his bottom line. he needs to carve out that relationship so he is not making decisions where people can make that accusation against ...

Would only have to pay a relatively small fee, and the trump organization would still lose control of the hotel. thats right, the federal government, which donald trump will soon run could seize control of the d.c. hotel owned by president donald trump. the question is -- will it? the general services administration is the federal agency in charge of this contract. come the 20th, donald trump will be able to hire or fire the head of the gsa without senate confirmation. thats not the only thing t...

Called. japanese prime minister abe slipping into trump tower to meet the president-elect. trumps daughter ivanka in attendance. neither cameras or reporters at the meeting which reportedly included a gift to trump of a golf club like this one, a gold driver worth near $4,000. then came the two businessmen from india who currently own trump branded properties south of mombai. according to trump organization it was just another social call. >> im confident hes not breaking laws. >> but the meetin...

Questions. while its not illegal for a sitting president to run a business, its a question of optics and ethics. a cnn analysis shows trump has business dealings in at least 25 countries including saudi arabia. china, azerbaijan. a month ago, there was worry that the trump brand was being destroyed by his run for office. since november 8th, things have changed. presidential ethics experts are saying the only possible solution to end the conflicts of interests are for trump to sell it all, put th...

Think you can cut the trump kids out of -- this brand is the trumps. what theyre selling. >> yes. and clearly going to have counsel from his children. there you see the overlap. cristi cristina, a constitutional clause trump could violate. some bringing this up. what can you tell us? >> ethics experts are calling it constitutional crisis. heres why. raising questions, serious concerns, about whats calmed the amoemolument clause. the section bars government officials from accepting without the co...

First, three indian developers appeared in a photo at trump tower standing next to their business partner, the new president-elect. they also met with ivanka trump. on friday the trump tower in d.c. marked the new exclusive townhouse suite. cost per night? $20,000. experts say that creates an unprecedented opportunity for pay to play. want to get on the presidents good side? some diplomats think that booking a high-end room will do the trick. finally, the post reported that since the beginning o...