Thursday, January 12, 2017

Ethics office rejects Trump divestiture plan

The Office of Government Ethics is rejecting Donald Trump's plan to have his sons run his business.

The independent office says the plan does not meet government regulations and ethics in government begins at the top.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Director of the Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub told an audience at the Brookings Institution that the Trump plan for the businesses will not work.

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