During a press conference Monday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, refused to show any evidence that Donald Trump has cut ties with his businesses. Spicer was asked if Donald Trump would release documents showing that he has resigned from his businesses and that his sons have officially been taken over. Spicer said, “I believe we have.”
Still no evidence that Donald Trump has cut ties with business
According to a ProPublica report, there seems to be little no evidence that Donald Trump has actually taken steps to cut ties from his businesses.
ProPublica looked at more than a dozen of Trump’s largest companies, which are registered or incorporated in three states. Officials in New York and Delaware said documents are logged as soon as they are received. In Florida, officials told us there is typically a day or two before documents are logged into the system.
Even if Trump hands over his companies to a new trust, the plan fails to solve many of his bigger business conflicts, experts say. Terms of the trust that would insulate the president from the Trump Organization haven’t been made public. Trump’s decision not to divest his assets has also been heavily criticized by several former White House attorneys and ethics chiefs.
ProPublica updated their report Monday noting that it looks like Trump has filed paperwork for one hotel:
The Trump Organization has now filed paperwork in Florida on President Trump’s resignation from one of his hotel companies. The document is dated Monday, Jan. 23.
