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spanone

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Tue Nov 22, 2016, 10:24 PM Nov 2016

NYtimes:"The law's totally on my side. The president can't have a conflict of interest," Trump said.

6 takeaways from Donald Trump's New York Times meeting

(CNN)President-elect Donald Trump brushed aside his campaign promises to jail Hillary Clinton, batted away questions about conflicts of interest over his business empire and denounced the neo-Nazi movement that is celebrating his victory.

Answering questions for just the second time since his election, Trump met for 75 minutes on Tuesday with reporters, editors and columnists from The New York Times.

...Trump brushed aside questions about how his actions in the White House could benefit his businesses with a startling declaration.

"The law's totally on my side. The president can't have a conflict of interest," Trump said.




http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/22/politics/takeaways-donald-trump-new-york-times-meeting/index.html
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NYtimes:"The law's totally on my side. The president can't have a conflict of interest," Trump said. (Original Post) spanone Nov 2016 OP
And the Republicans said Obama was lawless and shreded the Constituion. doc03 Nov 2016 #1
in the sense that he's likely not to get impeached, he might well be right. unblock Nov 2016 #2
I've heard that before pokerfan Nov 2016 #3

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2. in the sense that he's likely not to get impeached, he might well be right.
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 10:30 PM
Nov 2016

to donnie, the law has always been whatever you can get away with.

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