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Donald Trump: “The law's totally on my side. The president can't have a conflict of interest and in theory, I could run my business…”

On the recordNovember 21, 2016
The law's totally on my side. The president can't have a conflict of interest and in theory, I could run my business perfectly and then run the country perfectly.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Donald Trump asserts that he believes there are no conflicts of interest in his dual role as president and businessman.

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