What Trump Foundations self-dealing disclosure means for a conflicted president-elect
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What Trump Foundation’s “self-dealing” disclosure means for a conflicted president-elect
PHILIP HACKNEY AND BRIAN MITTENDORF, THE CONVERSATION - THURSDAY, DEC 15, 2016 06:18 PM EST
What is self-dealing, and what does it have to do with how he runs the country?
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Earlier this month, we learned that the Donald J. Trump Foundation admitted to acts of self-dealing in its most recent IRS filing.
But what is self-dealing and, more significantly, what does it mean for the president-elect as he deals with his many conflict of interest issues when he runs the country?
The potential of these conflicts to become problems surfaced recently as the president-elect began discussions with foreign leaders. As illustrated by his conversations with Japan’s prime minister, Indian business partners and Argentina’s prime minister, his vast global business holdings suggest his decision-making could be influenced by his financial interests.
As researchers who have examined the filings and activities of foundations for years, we see this high-profile case as an opportunity to explain self-dealing, its consequences, how it can be avoided and what it may mean for the incoming administration..
