The Guardian is reporting that Donald Trump says he will be leaving his business interests “in total” in order to focus his attention on running the country and avoid the ‘appearance’ of a conflict of interest:
“I will be holding a major news conference in New York City with my children on December 15 to discuss the fact that I will be leaving my great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country in order to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” the president-elect wrote.
“While I am not mandated to do this under the law, I feel it is visually important, as president, to in no way have a conflict of interest with my various businesses.”
He added: “Hence, legal documents are being crafted which take me completely out of business operations. The presidency is a far more important task!”
One could say that’s a, finally, smart move on the part of President (s)elect Trump. But his inclusion of the words “visually important” could portend more shenanigans.
Daily Kos will, of course, continue to monitor this development