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Lee wrote:

Trump made up to $160 million from
foreign countries as president

Donald Trump made up to $160
million from international
business dealings while he
was serving as president of
the United States, according
to an analysis of his tax
returns by CREW.

Throughout his time in office,
President Trump, his family
and his Republican allies
repeatedly assured the public
that his refusal to divest
from his businesses wouldn’t
lead to any conflicts of
interest. Americans were
promised that Trump would
donate his salary, which he
did, until maybe he didn’t—
all while siphoning millions
from taxpayers that more than
offset his presidential pay.
When it came to foreign
conflicts of interest, Trump
and his company pledged to
pause foreign business. They
did not.

Trump’s presidency was marred
by unprecedented conflicts of
interest arising from his
decision not to divest from
the Trump Organization, with
his most egregious conflicts
involving businesses in
foreign countries with
interests in US foreign
policy.

The full extent to which
Trump’s foreign business ties
influenced his decision
making as president may never
be known, but there is plenty
of evidence that Trump’s
actions in the White House
were influenced–if not guided–
by his financial interests,
subverting the national
interests for his own
parochial concerns.

For example, while campaigning
in 2015, Trump bragged to a
crowd in Alabama about his
longstanding business ties
with the Saudis. “They buy
apartments from me. They
spend $40 million, $50
million,” he told the crowd.
“Am I supposed to dislike
them? I like them very much.”

https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigat ions/trump-made-up-to-160-million-from-foreign-countries-as-president/

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