CNN: Trump Inc. and conflicts: What you need to know

[spanone]

duh!

You may have heard by now: The next president of the United States owns a business empire that threatens to present an array of conflicts of interest when he takes office in three weeks.

Donald Trump owns or has a stake in more than 500 companies, including about 150 that have done business in at least 25 foreign countries, according to a CNN analysis.

Experts in government ethics say those kinds of financial entanglements are fraught with problems. Unless he surrenders ownership, Trump and his family could profit from the policy decisions he makes as president.

Here's a guide to some of the most prominent controversies facing Trump ahead of his inauguration.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/28/news/trump-inc-you-need-to-know/index.html

[tanyev]

1. A year too late, CNN.

[spanone]

2. exactly. where was this crap a year ago?

[Achilleaze]

4. + 1

[Cha]

3. K&R

[ProfessorGAC]

5. The Holdings Thing Bother Me Least

The rest are a big deal to me. The only reason i think his "foreign" and business holdings are less an issue is that i don't believe he has the fortune he claims to have, so in the grand scheme of things, he's small potatoes. Boards aren't really doing cartwheels to please him now, and unless they are attempting things that require fed approval, he's zero impact. So, if they succeed he makes money anyway, but not because he has to pull any strings.

The lawsuits, the foundation, the Post Office hotel, all much bigger issues, to me.