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Thicket of conflict that at the very least creates a huge perception problem and at worst, something far, far worse. but as jessica pointed out, it is actually not illegal for the president to do business even out of the oval office. it would be illegal for cabinet secretaries, other people in washington. which is where you depend on the character of the person in the office. the problem is, donald trump's not exactly in the habit of drawing a line between the personal and the profession. he's pretty blithe about the fact he could do but maybe he won't. the last president who talked that way w...

Idea of delegating, fine, except that if something happens -- >> he still has to make decisions. >> but it's not just that. if something happens, if he relies on the counsel and knowledge because he's maybe not -- we don't know at this point, all right, we're going to give him time and see how he goes into january. but if something happens, he's accountable. so i wonder what you think, doug. is he doing himself a disservices by not doing this? because in the end, i mean, it comes down to him. whether or not he got bad advice or what. >> absolutely. the buck stops here. it's something that dona...

That might be one of the rallies. i find it interesting because there is an image or perception problem. he nominated or appointed other figures, but bannon has been painted by many people. we are seeing recognition that there is a difficulty about that. >> i want to play something else he said about the new york times. he was asked about the conflicts of interest and being president if he doesn't set up the blind trust. here's what he had to say. >> in theory i could be president of the united states and run my business 100%, sign checks. i could run my business perfectly and then run the cou...

Trump? i'm wondering if you advised your successor as what you see as worrisome trends, particularly when it comes to making his own, potentially, powerful staff picks? lastly, sir, in these final weeks of your presidency, do you believe you have any leverage to stop bashar al assad and president putin to stop bombing aleppo? mrs. merkel, your own foreign minister has described trump as a preacher of hate. i'm wondering if you now tell americans that they now have a perception problem? >> one of the great things about our democracy is it expresses itself in all sorts of ways. and that includes...

To. they have no choice in the matter, whether they like him or don't like him, he will be the president of the united states. and of course, they're going to work with him. the question is, what kind of relationship will they have? and when you look at our traditional allies, nato members, they all called to congratulate or express their congratulations at home through statements or tweets or phone calls. but many of them have also added some reservations saying that we are willing to work, of course, with the new president of the united states based on democratic principles and the respect f...