TRUMP-PROOFING THE PRESIDENCY

October 2, 2018

President Trump’s election marked the start of an ethics crisis in the United States government. The crisis began before President Trump even took office, when he decided to maintain his financial interests in the hundreds of privately owned businesses that operate under the umbrella of the Trump Organization. This decision represented the exact opposite of the approach of his modern predecessors, Republicans and Democrats, who took steps to eliminate financial holdings that could be vectors for possible corruption once they took office. The decision has resonated through his administration, creating constant risks that the President’s own decision-making will be affected by his financial interests; exposing thousands of federal government employees to corruption risks as they must interact with his businesses; and perhaps most importantly, setting a tone from the top that has allowed his unusually wealthy cabinet members and other senior appointees, such as his children, to ignore their own corruption risks.

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