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Conflict of interest laws do not apply to US Presidents That is Trump-level spin. Wow.

• kr7 10y ago
  The President is exempt from conflict of interest laws. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/208 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/208: (a) Except as permitted by subsection (b) hereof, whoever, being an officer or employee of the executive branch of the United States Government... has a financial interest—Shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 216 of this title. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/202 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/202: (c) Except as otherwise provided in such sections, the terms “officer” and “employee” in sections 203, 205, 207 through 209, and 218 of this title shall not include the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, or a Federal judge.