Throughout his first hundred days, scandals in Donald Trump's White House are so common that it's becoming newsworthy when a day goes by without some terrible piece of news hitting the wire. This will not be one of those days. You'll recall that there were many debates and conversations about the need for Trump to put his businesses in a blind trust, so that he could isolate himself from conflicts of interest.

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The businesses were put in a trust, though that trust was is run by his sons, so the "blind" part is a bit of a stretch. It seemed as though the gesture were little more than lip service, and wouldn't do much to prevent conflicts of interest. Now, thanks to some excellent reporting from Pro Publica it's been discovered that there was a change made to the trust agreement that not only means conflicts of interest are still present, but actually shows that Trump can use his businesses as personal ATMs while president.

A small phrase buried deep in a set of recently released letters between the Trump Organization and the government shows just how little separation there actually is. Trump can draw money from his more than 400 businesses, at any time, without disclosing it. The previously unreported changes to a trust document, signed on Feb. 10, stipulates that it “shall distribute net income or principal to Donald J. Trump at his request” or whenever his son and longtime attorney “deem appropriate.” That can include everything from profits to the underlying assets, such as the businesses themselves.

As as though that's not bad enough, the language also states that Trump doesn't have to disclose these transactions. Now if you're thinking, "big deal. He wants to take money out of his businesses. Shouldn't he be allowed to?" NO! What's to stop this President, who by the way is under investigation for his ties to a foreign power, from taking a bribe through one of his businesses? Or what's to stop him from making policy decisions that are in his personal financial best interests, but not the public's? Say a brutal dictator is willing to give Trump a GREAT deal on building a hotel if the US takes a more favorable view towards his nation? At this point, pretty much the only thing standing between Trump and doing this kind of thing, is his own sense of morality. Which is to say there is nothing standing in his way.

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