- The acting director of the Office of Government Ethics said some of President Donald Trump’s business deals “raise serious concerns,” but the agency doesn’t have the authority to investigate.
- Congressional Democrats are concerned about an Indonesian real estate development with Trump-brand properties receiving $ 500 million in loans for from the Chinese government.
- The ethics office’s response says the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause, which prohibits any person holding office cannot accept a gift from a foreign power without congressional consent, does not fall under the office’s authority.
The acting director of the Office of Government Ethics said some of President Donald Trump’s business deals “raise serious concerns,” but the agency lacks the authority to investigate, The Washington Post reported.
In a letter responding to congressional Democrats who had requested an ethics investigation, David Apol, who heads the ethics office, said he agreed Trump’s dealings were concerning. But he said the president is exempt from the conflict-of-interest laws that govern other federal employees’ business deals. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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