{"id":1464,"date":"2017-06-12T15:44:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T15:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/12\/the-swamp-just-got-10-feet-deeper-trumps-conflicts-of-interest-get-even-worse\/"},"modified":"2017-06-12T15:44:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T15:44:00","slug":"the-swamp-just-got-10-feet-deeper-trumps-conflicts-of-interest-get-even-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/the-swamp-just-got-10-feet-deeper-trumps-conflicts-of-interest-get-even-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"The Swamp Just Got 10 Feet Deeper: Trump\u2019s Conflicts Of Interest Get Even Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=Windows-1252\"><meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)\"><!--[if !mso]>\n\n<style>v\\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\no\\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\nw\\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\n.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\n<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Georgia;\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3;}\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{margin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tfont-size:11.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;}\na:link, span.MsoHyperlink\n\t{mso-style-priority:99;\n\tcolor:#0563C1;\n\ttext-decoration:underline;}\na:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed\n\t{mso-style-priority:99;\n\tcolor:#954F72;\n\ttext-decoration:underline;}\nspan.EmailStyle17\n\t{mso-style-type:personal-compose;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tcolor:windowtext;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n-->\n<\/style>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:shapedefaults v:ext=\"edit\" spidmax=\"1026\" \/>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:shapelayout v:ext=\"edit\">\n<o:idmap v:ext=\"edit\" data=\"1\" \/>\n<\/o:shapelayout><\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:center\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s White House is profiting from the presidency in even more ways, while breaking ethical boundaries intended to separate Trump from Trump Organization.<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">Attorneys general in Maryland and Washington DC are suing Trump, alleging that he is violating the foreign and domestic anti-bribery clauses in the Constitution in a suit that could eventually lead to the release of Trump&rsquo;s tax returns.<\/span><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/amphtml\/news\/post-politics\/wp\/2017\/06\/11\/d-c-md-attorneys-general-to-sue-trump-saying-foreign-payments-to-his-businesses-violate-constitutions-anti-corruption-clause\/\"><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">Washington Post:<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&ldquo;The lawsuit, the first of its kind brought by government entities, centers on the fact that Trump chose to retain ownership of his company when he became president. <span style=\"color:#1F497D\">&hellip; <\/span>The suit says Trump&rsquo;s continued ownership of a global business empire has rendered the president &lsquo;deeply enmeshed with a legion of foreign and domestic government actors&rsquo; and has undermined the integrity of the U.S. political system.&rdquo;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:#1F497D\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/amphtml\/news\/post-politics\/wp\/2017\/06\/11\/d-c-md-attorneys-general-to-sue-trump-saying-foreign-payments-to-his-businesses-violate-constitutions-anti-corruption-clause\/\"><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">Washington Post:<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&ldquo;If a federal judge allows the case to proceed, Racine and Frosh say, one of the first steps will be to demand through the discovery process copies of Trump&rsquo;s personal tax returns to gauge the extent of his foreign business dealings. That fight would most likely end up before the Supreme Court, the two said, with Trump&rsquo;s attorneys having to defend why the returns should remain private.&rdquo;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">In another lawsuit over Trump&rsquo;s foreign income, the Justice Department argued that Trump was legally allowed to accept payments from foreign governments using an argument panned by a historian.<\/span><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/foreign-payments-to-trumps-businesses-are-legally-permitted-argues-justice-department\/2017\/06\/10\/e66c7312-4d8c-11e7-a186-60c031eab644_story.html?utm_term=.3ed7bf65d76e\"><b><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">Washington Post<\/span><\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b> &ldquo;The U.S. Department of Justice argued Friday that President Trump&rsquo;s businesses are legally permitted to accept payments from foreign governments while he is in office, and thus Trump is not in violation of a constitutional clause barring the acceptance of emoluments.&rdquo;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2017\/06\/11\/trumps-defense-of-taking-foreign-money-is-historically-illiterate-215244\"><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">Politico Magazine<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"> Contributor Joshua Zeitz<b>: <\/b>&ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s Defense Of Taking Foreign Money Is Historically Illiterate&rdquo; <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2017\/06\/11\/trumps-defense-of-taking-foreign-money-is-historically-illiterate-215244\"><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">Politico Magazine<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"> Contributor Joshua Zeitz<b>:<\/b> &ldquo;Justice Department argued precedent for President to accept payments from foreign governments based on agricultural products sold by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, but offered no proof that products were sold to foreign governments.&rdquo;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">Justice Department lawyers also argued that even if Trump&rsquo;s ownership of his business was illegal, the judicial branch of government could not do anything about it.<\/span><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/06\/09\/us\/justice-department-lawsuit-trump-business.html?_r=0\"><b><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">New York Times<\/span><\/b><\/a><b>: <\/b>&ldquo;The Justice Department asked a federal court late on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit that accused President Trump of violating the Constitution by continuing to own and profit from his businesses, arguing in part that, even if he had broken the law, it would be up to Congress, not a federal judge, to act.&rdquo;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">The head of Trump Hotels, one of Trump Organization&rsquo;s newest Executives, was given a highly privileged secret pin that lets him bypass the U.S. Secret Service.<\/span><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-06-12\/the-other-eric-in-trump-tower-reaches-down-in-new-hotel-push\"><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">Bloomberg:<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&ldquo;Eric Danziger wears a pin on his suit lapel that sends a subtle message to the U.S. Secret Service: he&rsquo;s a Trump man. The 10-sided bauble lets Danziger bypass security inside Trump Tower, a privilege granted to perhaps a dozen people.<span style=\"color:#1F497D\">&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-06-12\/the-other-eric-in-trump-tower-reaches-down-in-new-hotel-push\"><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">Bloomberg:<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&ldquo;Danziger joined Trump Hotels in August 2015, two months after then-candidate Trump alienated chefs Jose Andres and Geoffrey Zakarian &#8212; and millions of voters &#8212; with his anti-Mexican campaign comments, causing the chefs to bolt from planned restaurants at Trump&rsquo;s luxury Washington hotel.&rdquo;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:#1F497D\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-06-12\/the-other-eric-in-trump-tower-reaches-down-in-new-hotel-push\"><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">Bloomberg:<\/span><\/a> &ldquo;<\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">Last week, Danziger unveiled his latest effort to take the gold-plated Trump brand down-market with a chain that projects an all-American image. The plan: to open hotels under the name American Idea in, of all places, Mississippi, one of the poorest states in the nation.&rdquo;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">Trump&rsquo;s personal lawyer is setting up an office in the White House and has represented Russian interests close to Putin in the past.<\/span><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/06\/11\/us\/politics\/trump-lawyer-marc-kasowitz.html\"><b><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">New York Times<\/span><\/b><\/a><b>: &ldquo;<\/b>Marc E. Kasowitz, a New York civil litigator who represented President Trump for 15 years in business and boasts of being called the toughest lawyer on Wall Street, has suddenly become the field marshal for a White House under siege. He is a personal lawyer for the president, not a government employee, but he has been talking about establishing an office in the White House complex where he can run his legal defense.&rdquo;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/06\/11\/us\/politics\/trump-lawyer-marc-kasowitz.html\"><b><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">New York Times<\/span><\/b><\/a><b>: &ldquo;<\/b>In recent days, Mr. Kasowitz has advised White House aides to discuss the inquiry into Russia&rsquo;s interference in last year&rsquo;s election as little as possible, two people involved said.&rdquo;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">A Putin-tied oligarch Olg Deripaska and a Russian state-owned bank were among Mark Kasowitz&rsquo;s past clients.<\/span><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/trumps-lawyer-in-russia-probe-has-clients-with-kremlin-ties\/2017\/06\/09\/5dba9518-4d4a-11e7-a186-60c031eab644_story.html?utm_term=.ecfcfdb65c04\"><b><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">Washington Post<\/span><\/b><\/a><b>: <\/b>&ldquo;Marc E. Kasowitz&rsquo;s clients include Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch who is close to President Vladimir Putin and has done business with Trump&rsquo;s former campaign manager. Kasowitz also represents Sberbank, Russia&rsquo;s largest state-owned bank, U.S. court records show.&rdquo; <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">A business partner of Trump and Jared Kushner is in the running to win a $2 billion government contract to build new FBI headquarters.<\/span><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/trump-kushner-business-partner-2b-fbi-building-deal-article-1.3240721\"><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">New York Daily News<\/span><\/a>: <span style=\"color:#1F497D\">&ldquo;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">Trump And Kushner business partner might get $2 billion contract for new FBI headquarters<span style=\"color:#1F497D\">&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/trump-insider-pursuing-bid-fbi-building-contract-raising\/story?id=47981206\"><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">ABC News:<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&ldquo;Vornado Realty Trust, a giant New York real estate firm whose founder and chairman, Steven Roth, is a longtime friend of and occasional adviser to Trump, is one of three finalists for the rights to develop a new FBI headquarters and campus in the Washington, D.C., region.&rdquo;<b> <\/b><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/trump-insider-pursuing-bid-fbi-building-contract-raising\/story?id=47981206\"><span style=\"color:#0563C1\">ABC News:<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-family:\">&ldquo;Vornado and The Trump Organization are jointly invested in two buildings &mdash; one in Manhattan and another in San Francisco. Vornado is also in the midst of active negotiations with the Kushner Company about the future of a troubled investment by Kushner&rsquo;s family in a New York City skyscraper at 666 Fifth Avenue, according to a Kushner Co. spokesman.&rdquo;<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Donald Trump&rsquo;s White House is profiting from the presidency in even more ways, while breaking ethical boundaries intended to separate Trump from Trump Organization. &nbsp; Attorneys general in Maryland and Washington DC are suing Trump, alleging that he is violating the foreign and domestic anti-bribery clauses in the Constitution in a suit that could eventually <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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