Story highlights A Trump lawyer said 'These deals are terminated under the applicable agreements'

Trump owns or has a position in more than 500 companies, according to a CNN analysis

(CNN) The Trump Organization has recently terminated three overseas deals in what the company's attorney described to CNN on Thursday as "housecleaning."

Alan Garten said the Trump Organization terminated its licensing deal for a Trump Hotel in Baku Azerbaijan.

In addition, the company has terminated its business licensing deals in Rio de Janeiro for both a hotel project and a five-building office complex that was part of the Marvelous Port Redevelopment plan.

"These deals are terminated under the applicable agreements" in which they were originally licensed under, Garten told CNN.

There have been growing questions about the potential conflicts of interest posed by Trump's continued business interests with the Trump Organization. A CNN poll released last month found that 6 in 10 Americans believe the President-elect is not doing enough to address his potential conflicts of interest.

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