My thought is this: "Maybe Trump realizes he might not be elected President by the Electoral College because of his collusion with Putin and the Russian Government. So, maybe he has decided not to convert his businesses to his children until he finds out for sure the verdict."
Even if he converted his businesses to his children that still does not eliminate Conflict of Interest in the Slightest. So, I don't know why he is doing this because it solves nothing. So, even if he does this he could easily be impeached at any point for breaking the law in regard to gifts from other countries through his businesses.
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Trump business announcement delayed until January
The Week6 hours agoDonald Trump is postponing until January a news conference scheduled for later this week that was meant to go over what he plans to do about his business operations ...Trump delays until January announcement on his business: spokesman
Investing.com5 hours agoTrump speaks at a "Thank You USA" tour rally in Grand Rapids NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has delayed until January an announcement ...
amNewYork5 hours agoPresident-elect Donald Trump has delayed until January an announcement originally scheduled for this week on how he plans to step back from running his business ...December 12, 2016Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesPresident-elect Donald Trump is postponing until January a news conference scheduled for later this week that was meant to lay out what he plans to do about his business operations while in the White House, senior transition officials told Bloomberg News Monday.
Trump tweeted in late November that on Dec. 15, he would reveal his plans for dealing with any conflicts of interest. The transition officials said he has been so busy working to fill his cabinet and top administration posts that he needs additional time for the business announcement. They did not say when the news conference will be held in January, but it will take place before the inauguration on Jan. 20, 2017, well after the Electoral College votes on Dec. 19. Trump has already found something else to do on the 15th — he's planning on going to Hershey, Pennsylvania, for a stop on his "Thank You Tour 2016."
Ethics lawyers from both the Obama and George W. Bush administrations have repeatedly called on Trump, who never released his tax return, to be transparent and sell his companies to avoid conflicts. A July analysis by Bloomberg found Trump having $3.6 billion in assets and $630 million of debt held in more than 500 companies across 20 countries. Catherine Garcia
12:45 a.m. ETOn Monday, a group of Electoral College members, mostly from states won by Hillary Clinton, asked Director of National Intelligence James Clapper for an intelligence briefing on "all investigative findings" from investigations by the U.S. intelligence community into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential race. Over the weekend, a senior intelligence official said that the U.S. intelligence community has concluded with "high confidence" that Russia not only meddled in the election but did so specifically to help Donald Trump win. (Trump disagrees.) The 538 electors meet on Dec. 19 to formally elect the next president.
In their letter to Clapper, the 29 electors said they "do not understand our sole function to be to convene in mid-December, several weeks after Election Day, and summarily cast our votes," arguing that "the Constitution envisions the Electoral College as a deliberative body that plays a critical role in our system of government — ensuring that the American people elect a president who is constitutionally qualified and fit to serve." Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta threw his support behind the Electoral College briefing request on Monday, saying that "electors have a solemn responsibility under the Constitution and we support their efforts to have their questions addressed."
You can watch some of the signatory electors make their case below.
CNN notes that "it is unclear whether these electors would be able to even receive a briefing from the intelligence community because of their level of security clearance." And the long-shot bid to select somebody other than Trump as president suffered a setback on Monday when a federal judge in Colorado ruled against Clinton electors who wanted to disregard Colorado state law and vote for a third person for president, in hopes that enough Republican electors would join in and throw the election to the House of Representatives. Peter Weber
Monday, December 12, 2016
Trump delays announcement on business plans until 2017
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