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Monuments clause and senator sanders comments reflect this too. and the issue of the conflict of interest laws of the u.s. there is a very specific conflict of interest law. and it very specifically excludes the president and vice president from its coverage. so i think as we go through this discussion we need to keep in mind which it is that we're talking about. again, if you want to talk about alternative facts, noah book binder's comment that trump could have disposed of his assets are not true. his assets are tremendously complicated. and he couldn't have done it. >> what he should have do...

It from the government, and restored it. i think maybe it's time to move away from the notion that any time donald trump goes to any property of his that he is just engaging in branding. he is about to be president, -- >> but you have to concede that after tomorrow, once he takes the oath of office at noon tomorrow, january 20th, his ownership of that particular hotel becomes a massive potential legal problem for him because of the monuments clause. natural because that, but because of the fact that that lease specifically says very clearly that nobody owning that hotel can have any federal jo...

Hold the advisers and jared kushner and ivanka trump accountable. who would hold the president accountable? >> it depends on the type of conflict, if he holds on to these businesses, we're going to have the mix that people are mixing trump business with the united states government business. and conversations that look like a quid pro quo. there could be an investigation by the department of justice under the gratuity statutes. with respect to the monuments clause, which simply prohibits foreign government payoffs for united states government officials through profit earring or anything else, ...

Monument clause applies? >> well, the monument clause applies, but the discussion is to what extent does it apply and in a concrete situation? >> in the case that the president of the united states violated or may be violated the monuments clause will you appoint a special counsel? >> we would have to examine that. i would not commit to this day at this time of appointing special counsel when i'm not aware above precise factual situation in play. >> if there is a violation by the president's family of the stock act which prohibits the use of private or insider information for personal gain, wi...

And you have a new paper too. norm, you said the president-elect is basically cordingisaster here. with his businesses, 18 days away fromecoming president. it is fairly clear he has not going to fully die vest. it is congress obligated to hold his accountable? >> congress, the courts, hallie, your profession, journalism is obligated, and all of us are obligated to do all we can, because the president-elect is on a collision course with corruption. this is not just a matter of what looks or smells good. and it doesn't look good. it doesn't smell good. it is the constitution. there's a constitut...