Conservative Columnists on Trump’s Businesses: A Blind Trust Is Appropriate

RUSH TRANSCRIPT President elect ░░░░░░░░ Trump announcing plans this ░░░░░░░░ to shut down his ░░░░░░░░ foundation to avoid conflicts ░░░░░░░░ interest Some Democrats still ░░░░░░░░ satisfied New York s ░░░░░░░░ general a Democrat says ░░░░░░░░ Trump foundation is under ░░░░░░░░ and can t officially ░░░░░░░░ shut down until that ░░░░░░░░ is over And the ░░░░░░░░ National Committee is calling ░░░░░░░░ Trump foundation announcement quote ░░░░░░░░ wilted fig leaf to ░░░░░░░░ up his remaining conflicts ░░░░░░░░ interest and his pitiful ░░░░░░░░ of charitable giving Joining ░░░░░░░░ now guy Benson town ░░░░░░░░ com political editor and ░░░░░░░░ shire political editor at ░░░░░░░░ bustle Good to see ░░░░░░░░ both Merry Christmas Emily ░░░░░░░░ this a situation no ░░░░░░░░ what Donald Trump does ░░░░░░░░ not be satisfied No ░░░░░░░░ think it s very ░░░░░░░░ what he needs to ░░░░░░░░ He needs to divest ░░░░░░░░ put his assets in ░░░░░░░░ blind trust Until he ░░░░░░░░ that I think Democrats ░░░░░░░░ keep hammering him That ░░░░░░░░ the business side of ░░░░░░░░ right Let s with ░░░░░░░░ charitable It s not ░░░░░░░░ how business and charitable ░░░░░░░░ He has admitted to ░░░░░░░░ dealing on IRS forms ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post reported two ░░░░░░░░ incidences where he used ░░░░░░░░ Trump foundation to pay ░░░░░░░░ and settle lawsuits For ░░░░░░░░ For his personal businesses ░░░░░░░░ s not so simple ░░░░░░░░ tease those out Guy ░░░░░░░░ did he say I ░░░░░░░░ that some of the ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post reporting was ░░░░░░░░ good journalism and did ░░░░░░░░ some serious guess about ░░░░░░░░ of the ethics involved ░░░░░░░░ that money was coming ░░░░░░░░ and where it was ░░░░░░░░ from the Trump foundation ░░░░░░░░ think given all of ░░░░░░░░ murkiness it s the ░░░░░░░░ thing for Trump to ░░░░░░░░ this thing down which ░░░░░░░░ is attempting to do ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general a ░░░░░░░░ here in New York ░░░░░░░░ saying well not so ░░░░░░░░ As long as the ░░░░░░░░ is open the foundation ░░░░░░░░ to remain open If ░░░░░░░░ s the case then ░░░░░░░░ can basically shutter the ░░░░░░░░ Shut the activity and ░░░░░░░░ technically keep it in ░░░░░░░░ for all intents and ░░░░░░░░ it s closed That ░░░░░░░░ when I want to ░░░░░░░░ to the narrow point ░░░░░░░░ about the business why ░░░░░░░░ let him shut down ░░░░░░░░ foundation It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ is he closing all ░░░░░░░░ files If the attorney ░░░░░░░░ wants to investigate another ░░░░░░░░ or year he has ░░░░░░░░ power to do that ░░░░░░░░ not let him say ░░░░░░░░ I m pulling the ░░░░░░░░ on the foundation The ░░░░░░░░ general is doing his ░░░░░░░░ and needs to act ░░░░░░░░ everything regarding the foundation ░░░░░░░░ seems pretty clear the ░░░░░░░░ Trump foundation has not ░░░░░░░░ done much in the ░░░░░░░░ of charitable giving What ░░░░░░░░ Trump means by shutting ░░░░░░░░ down is also not ░░░░░░░░ clear it when it ░░░░░░░░ pretty evident that he ░░░░░░░░ has not made personal ░░░░░░░░ and that the foundation ░░░░░░░░ not done much in ░░░░░░░░ way of charity work ░░░░░░░░ it hasn t done ░░░░░░░░ why are Democrats so ░░░░░░░░ about it That s ░░░░░░░░ heart of what I ░░░░░░░░ t understand I think ░░░░░░░░ are exercised about it ░░░░░░░░ they need to make ░░░░░░░░ they have everything available ░░░░░░░░ continue their investigation The ░░░░░░░░ started in October They ░░░░░░░░ also exercised about it ░░░░░░░░ you have the wilted ░░░░░░░░ leaf problem This is ░░░░░░░░ one tiny detail in ░░░░░░░░ mountain of conflict of ░░░░░░░░ concerns Frankly it s ░░░░░░░░ distraction If Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to offer a small ░░░░░░░░ when there are so ░░░░░░░░ other deep conflict concerns ░░░░░░░░ his hotel I m ░░░░░░░░ to get buy in ░░░░░░░░ Again you are not ░░░░░░░░ my question Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ this one issue of ░░░░░░░░ foundation he says all ░░░░░░░░ Let me shut that ░░░░░░░░ and focus on the ░░░░░░░░ News conference in a ░░░░░░░░ year He shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ that pause Shut it ░░░░░░░░ until the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ kept his investigation into ░░░░░░░░ not because Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ foundation is doing as ░░░░░░░░ What he means shutting ░░░░░░░░ down what will that ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump does one ░░░░░░░░ here and another thing ░░░░░░░░ That s a part ░░░░░░░░ politics To be fair ░░░░░░░░ Emily he has business ░░░░░░░░ he has to deal ░░░░░░░░ and has not dealt ░░░░░░░░ yet As a Republican ░░░░░░░░ that concern you Well ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I mean because ░░░░░░░░ were saying all along ░░░░░░░░ were saying and in ░░░░░░░░ case against Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ can t have a ░░░░░░░░ Department for profit and ░░░░░░░░ this double dealing and ░░░░░░░░ can t have a ░░░░░░░░ for profit either So ░░░░░░░░ understand the little statement ░░░░░░░░ cute statement the DNC ░░░░░░░░ out about the wiltded ░░░░░░░░ leaf As far as ░░░░░░░░ foundation goes this is ░░░░░░░░ appropriate move from the ░░░░░░░░ people The A G ░░░░░░░░ can do whatever they ░░░░░░░░ Although they turned a ░░░░░░░░ to the democratic stuff ░░░░░░░░ is he a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ being said the next ░░░░░░░░ is what happen with ░░░░░░░░ businesses and how can ░░░░░░░░ disentang gel himself Those ░░░░░░░░ not be partisan questions ░░░░░░░░ supposed to here details ░░░░░░░░ month Hear what the ░░░░░░░░ people come up with ░░░░░░░░ hope it s something ░░░░░░░░ a blind trust that ░░░░░░░░ appropriate You think a ░░░░░░░░ trust will answer that ░░░░░░░░ one on the left ░░░░░░░░ you think that a ░░░░░░░░ trust will solved this ░░░░░░░░ Trump or will be ░░░░░░░░ goal post that keeps ░░░░░░░░ Ask a blind trust ░░░░░░░░ enough No I think ░░░░░░░░ would take care of ░░░░░░░░ problems Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ put it he would ░░░░░░░░ in a blind trust ░░░░░░░░ that he know what ░░░░░░░░ a blind trust entails ░░░░░░░░ guy thank you for ░░░░░░░░ in.