Whose Interests Will Trump’s Administration Represent?




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Summary: <p>Whether it's reports that the Secret Service might rent office space from Trump Towers in Manhattan, or Donald Trump <a href="http://www.bna.com/trump-refiles-suit-n57982082831/" target="_blank">suing Washington, D.C.</a> to lower taxes on his new hotel, the president-elect has a great deal of business conflicts to resolve before entering the White House.</p> <p>But if Trump doesn't <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/11/30/trump-announces-he-will-leave-business-in-total-leaving-open-how-he-will-avoid-conflicts-of-interest/?utm_term=.417f0dc2ac7a" target="_blank">keep his promise</a> to sever all business ties, he risks setting an ethically ambiguous tone for the rest of his administration.</p> <p>With that in mind, Money Talking host <a href="https://www.wnyc.org/people/charlie-herman/" target="_blank">Charlie Herman</a> discusses whose interests some of Trump's appointees will represent with <a href="https://twitter.com/eisingerj" target="_blank">Jesse Eisinger</a> of ProPublica and <a href="https://twitter.com/rickjnewman?lang=en" target="_blank">Rick Newman</a> of Yahoo Finance.</p>