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Robert Reich: If your businesses are international, you have got to be especially careful not to get any cash from foreign governments…

On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
If your businesses are international, you have got to be especially careful not to get any cash from foreign governments because then you are actually violating the constitution of the United States.
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Robert Reich

Editor's note · Context

Reich warns about the constitutional implications of Trump's international business dealings as they relate to foreign influence.

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