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On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
We now find ourselves in an ethics crisis. The trigger was President Trump's refusal to divest his conflicting financial interests.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Sarbanes identifies Trump's actions as a catalyst for the current ethics crisis.

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