Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180220:08:23:00
A whole bunch of new regulations were put in place to prevent people from misusing financing, campaign finance. it was campaign finance reform, it was an effort to prevent companies from buying presidents. that's because up to that point, people didn't feel they had to do this. but they saw what nixon did. and they said, we've got to reform the system. no one ever thought there would be a president who would maintain a business while being president. most of our presidents have -- they're not businessmen. so there never was this situation that could arise. what's amazing is that trump is testi...