OFATTORNEYS, THE REPUBLICAN
TAKING PART. 
>> MY TWO SONS WHO ARE RIGHT 
HERE, DON AND ERIC ARE GOING TO 
BE RUNNING THE COMPANY. 
>> ONE DAY BEFORE HE WAS 
INAUGURATED, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
MADE THAT OFFICIAL ACCORDING TO 
THIS SIGNED DOCUMENT PROVIDED TO
CNN BY THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION. 
WHICH READS IN PART, I, DONALD 
TRUMP, RESIGN FROM EACH OFFICE 
AND POSITION, AND CONCLUDING MY 
RESIGNATION WILL BE EFFECTIVE 
IMMEDIATELY. 
>> AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE TO DO 
THIS. 
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DISCUSS IT 
WITH ME. 
>> IT IS TRUE THAT MOST CONFLICT
OF INTEREST LAWS REQUIRING 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO 
DIVEST FROM THEIR BUSINESSES DO 
NOT APPLY TO THE PRESIDENT. 
YET A GROUP OF ETHICS ATTORNEYS 
ARGUE THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP STILL
HAS AN INTEREST IN HIS COMPANIES
WHICH VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION.
>> WHY ISN'T RESIGNING FROM HIS 
COMPANIES ENOUGH. 
>> BECAUSE HE HAS A FINANCIAL 
INTEREST, IT'S NOT OWN HIS NAME.
HE HAS HIS NAMES ON THE 
BUILDINGS, EVERYONE KNOWS HE 
PROFITS FROM IT. 
>> AT ISSUE IS THE CLAUSE OF THE
U.S. CONSTITUTION, WHICH SAYS NO
PERSON HOLDING ANY OFFICE CAN 
QUOTE, ACCEPT OF ANY PRESENT, 
EMOLUMENT, A TITLE FROM ANY 
KING. 
>> WHAT AMAZES ME ABOUT THE 
CONSTITUTION IS THAT THE 
FOUNDERS UNDERSTOOD IT WOULD BE 
A REAL PROBLEM IF ELECTED 
OFFICIALS HAD FINANCIAL 
ENTANGLEMENTS WITH FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENTS. 
SO THEY PUT A VERY STRICT RULE 
IN THE CONSTITUTION, YOU CANNOT 
ACCEPT PAYMENTS FROM FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENTS. 
>> THERE ARE PROVISIONS, WHEN 
SOMEBODY STAYS IN A HOTEL OR 
RENTS OFFICE SPACE IN A 
PROPERTY, IT MAY VIOLATE THE 
CONSTITUTION. 
EARLIER THIS MONTH, TRUMP'S 
LAWYERS SAID ANY PROFITS MADE 
FROM HIS HOTELS WOULD BE DONATED
TO THE U.S. TREASURY, BUT 
INSISTED IT IS NOT MANDATORY. 
>> THEY ARE WRONG, PAYING FOR A 
GIFT IS NOT WRONG, AND IT HAS 
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OFFICE. 
>> IT IS STILL UNCLEAR IF A 
FEDERAL JUDGE WILL EVEN HEAR 
THIS CASE FROM THE PLAINTIFF 
AGAINST TRUMP. 
CITIZENS FROM THE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, A 
LEFT-LEANING WATCH DOG GROUP. 
THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF NO 
STRANGER TO BEING SUED IN
