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What Trump Foundation's 'self-dealing' disclosure means for a conflicted president-elect

  • Written by Philip Hackney, James E. & Betty M. Phillips Associate Professor of Law, Louisiana State University

Earlier this month, we learned that the Donald J. Trump Foundation admitted to acts of self-dealing in its most recent IRS filing.

But what is self-dealing and, more significantly, what does it mean for the president-elect as he deals with his many conflict of interest issues when he runs the country?

The potential of these conflicts to become...

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