Is Donald Trump defying the Founding Fathers?
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2017
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
A week before he takes office, America's President-elect is already embroiled in a controversy over the Constitution. Can Donald Trump avoid prohibited conflicts of interests without selling off billions worth of investments in foreign countries or the new Trump International Hotel — on Pennsylvania Avenue, between the White House and Capitol Hill?
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| 0:00.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:07.7 | Is Donald Trump thumbing his nose at the founding fathers? |
| 0:15.0 | Hi, I'm Warren Alney, and this is to the point. Donald Trump may be violating America's basic law the moment he takes the oath of office a week from today. |
| 0:23.5 | Many legal scholars and ethics watchdog say he's failed to avoid financial conflicts as demanded by the Constitution. |
| 0:30.6 | But his opponents whisper about possible impeachment. Other experts insist he's done all that he can as the richest man ever elected to serve in the White House. |
| 0:39.6 | We'll hear about constitutional law and politics. Is Trump right to say that most Americans don't care enough to make him change? |
| 0:47.3 | On today's talking point later, an official investigation into FBI Director James Comey's role in the presidential campaign. |
| 0:55.2 | How far will it go? |
| 0:56.7 | First, here's the news. |
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| 1:32.4 | Hello again, we're on me back with To The Point. |
| 1:38.0 | A week before he takes office, America's president-elect is already embroiled in a controversy over the Constitution. |
| 1:45.0 | Can Donald Trump avoid prohibited conflicts of interest without selling off billions worth of investments in foreign countries, |
| 1:50.3 | or that new Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and Capitol Hill. |
| 1:54.9 | Today's talking point, FBI Director James Comey, now under investigation, |
| 2:01.0 | that he violate Justice Department rules and set a dangerous precedent by going public about Hillary Clinton's emails during the heat of last year's campaign. First is news update of this week's Senate confirmation |
| 2:05.9 | hearings. Donald Trump's choice for Secretary of State. Rex Tillerson had harsh words for |
| 2:10.7 | China's island building in the South China Sea. We're going to have to send China a clear signal |
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