It's been less than two months since President Trump took office, and in that time, Trump,

his family and members of his administration have also seen personal and financial gain

in a number of ways that are aided by their power and their influence.

Our Laura Barone Lopez has more.

Earlier this week, President Trump lined up Tes's on the south lawn of the White House,

all to help out his friend and special government employee billionaire Elon Musk.

As Tesla's stock plummeted, the president holding a price list for different models,

said he would buy one of the cars.

That's the model Y.

That's a model Y.

So I have a lot of information that's putting the price.

Yeah.

I want to make a good deal here.

You know, I do notice this.

They have one, which is $35,000, which is pretty low.

What is that all about?

Yeah, I guess we want to make the point that Tesla's aren't all expensive.

You can get a Tesla for as little as $35,000.

The event is part of a pattern of conflicts of interest as the president and those close to him

stand to benefit from his time in office. Here to discuss is Don Fox, former acting director

of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Mr. Fox, thanks so much for joining us. So I want to separate out Elon Musk and President Trump.

First, did the president violate any laws or ethics rules with that White House sales event

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