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Thu Dec 1, 2016, 02:00 PM Dec 2016

Battle Brewing on Hill Over Trump's Business Interests

Democrats are already calling for hearings and investigations into Donald Trump's expansive business empire and potential conflicts of interest as he prepares to take office, but Republicans are urging caution, pledging to give Trump time to sort out his commercial enterprises and separate them from his governance.

It's an early round of what's likely to be an ongoing battle on Capitol Hill during the Trump administration: Democrats have accused Republicans of failing to promote proper oversight, while Republicans are giving Trump the benefit of the doubt as they focus on their legislative agenda.

In past administrations, congressional oversight has been less rigorous when the party in the majority also controls the White House.

"The reality is that when the president and the investigative committees are aligned in the same party, they tend to under investigate, and when they're in different parties, they tend to over investigate," said former Rep. Tom Davis, a Republican who chaired the House Committee on Oversight and Government during George W. Bush's presidency. "That's been true for 40 years. I don't expect that to change."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/battle-brewing-on-hill-over-trumps-business-interests/ar-AAkWYHr?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

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