Trump announced on Jan. 11 a plan to leave management of his businesses completely in order to eliminate the perception of financial conflicts of interest — and put the matter behind him.
As Mic has reported, legal scholars found the plan inadequate because Trump would continue to own the businesses and therefore could profit from them.
Now, a ProPublica investigation is suggesting that Trump hasn’t even taken the basic steps that he said he would take at last week’s conference.
According to ProPublica, Trump is still listed on business filings as the sole authorized representative on several of the companies he owns, and some of the paperwork haven’t been updated in “years.” Read more
