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Trump's Company Asked Panama President To Help In Hotel Spat
« on: April 09, 2018, 08:38:03 pm »
PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump's company appealed directly to Panama's president to intervene in its fight over control of a luxury hotel, even invoking a treaty between the two countries, in what ethics experts say was a blatant mingling of Trump's business and government interests.

That appeal in a letter last month from lawyers for the Trump Organization to Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela was apparently unsuccessful — an emergency arbitrator days later declined to reinstate the Trump management team to the waterfront hotel in Panama City. But it provides hard proof of exactly the kind of conflict experts feared when Trump refused to divest from a sprawling empire that includes hotels, golf courses, licensing deals and other interests in more than 20 countries.

"This could be the clearest example we've seen of a conflict of interest stemming from the president's role as head of state in connection with other countries and his business interests," said Danielle Brian, executive director of The Project on Government Oversight, a Washington ethics and good government organization.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-family-hotel-business-asked-panama-president-help-122446151--politics.html
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Re: Trump's Company Asked Panama President To Help In Hotel Spat
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2018, 08:39:06 pm »
The White House referred all questions to the Trump Organization, whose general counsel Alan Garten did not respond to emailed queries as to whether Trump knew about the appeal. Calls to the Trump Organization's law firm in the matter, Britton & Iglesias, were not returned.
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Re: Trump's Company Asked Panama President To Help In Hotel Spat
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2018, 08:41:49 pm »
It is a good thing Trump completely divested himself from his businesses so there would be no conflict of interest or implication of using his office for personal gain.
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Re: Trump's Company Asked Panama President To Help In Hotel Spat
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2018, 08:43:23 pm »
Yahoo news EdPC?  Yeah right. 
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Re: Trump's Company Asked Panama President To Help In Hotel Spat
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2018, 08:45:02 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on April 09, 2018, 08:43:23 pm
Yahoo news EdPC?  Yeah right.

Just a syndicated link from the Associated Press which, the last time I checked, was still the most respected, non-biased source. They play it down the middle.
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Re: Trump's Company Asked Panama President To Help In Hotel Spat
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2018, 08:47:56 pm »
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Re: Trump's Company Asked Panama President To Help In Hotel Spat
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2018, 08:48:20 pm »
Quote from: AbaraXas on April 09, 2018, 08:45:02 pm
Just a syndicated link from the Associated Press which, the last time I checked, was still the most respected, non-biased source. They play it down the middle.

Right.  No bias no way. 
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Re: Trump's Company Asked Panama President To Help In Hotel Spat
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2018, 08:55:31 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on April 09, 2018, 08:43:23 pm
Yahoo news EdPC?  Yeah right.



Aggregate site running AP story.  I get better search results cross referencing through Yahoo than Google.    :shrug:

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Re: Trump's Company Asked Panama President To Help In Hotel Spat
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2018, 09:12:19 pm »
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