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    Who will police presidential conflicts of interest?

    The 538 members of the Electoral College cast their votes today for a Commander-in-Chief with the most extensive potential conflicts of interest in the history of the presidency.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Dec 19, 2016 • 1 min read

    The 538 members of the Electoral College cast their votes today for a Commander-in-Chief with the most extensive potential conflicts of interest in the history of the presidency. Watchdogs say the law requires Donald Trump to sell off his holdings, but he's postponed addressing the issue until January, tweeting that his sons will run the business -- the same sons that are deeply involved in the Trump transition team. Democrats, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, have vowed to hold Trump to the standard of a little known constitutional principle, the Emoluments Clause, claiming it gives grounds for impeachment if Trump doesn't fully divest himself of his holdings. Why are Republican voters seemingly unconcerned with the blurring of the lines between the Trump Organization and the White House? With a Republican controlled Congress who can hold the President accountable?

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Zephyr Teachout

      Fordham University

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      Jonathan Tobin

      National Review / Federalist / Jewish News Service

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      Newsweek

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Will Trump violate the US Constitution on Inauguration Day?
    1. 1:22Russia's ambassador to Turkey assassinated in Ankara
    2. 7:55Who will police presidential conflicts of interest?You’re reading this
    3. 42:55Eighty-six killed by police in two years over fake guns
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