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Paul Begala: “He has to sell everything, liquidate those assets and put them into treasury bills, would be the safest thing, where…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2016
He has to sell everything, liquidate those assets and put them into treasury bills, would be the safest thing, where there can be no conflict of interest.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala stresses the ethical imperative for Trump to avoid conflicts of interest by liquidating his assets.

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