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On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
that conflict of interest is inevitable so long as the President of the United States refuses to divest himself.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal states that the President's refusal to divest creates an unavoidable conflict of interest.

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