Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20171106:15:35:00
With russian elites. >> it's interesting that he didn't choose to divest, he divested 80 companies, praised for it by democrats, senator richard blumenthal in the confirmation hearing and then blumenthal goes on to say you did it to avoid any conflict of interest correct, that's correct, and that's where people are saying he could have jumped in. >> could have jumped in absolutely. and to your point ethics officials knew about his stake in this company. >> right. >> right. >> and they allowed him to keep it. it's just that there's a problem with disclosure in our country and the way it works. ...