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Richard Blumenthal: “That conflict of interest is inevitable so long as the President of the United States refuses to divest himself.”

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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