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A new federal watchdog report revived scrutiny of the Trump International Hotel lease and the emoluments question, keeping a long-running ethics mess in the headlines. It was another reminder that Trump’s business entanglements were still generating political and legal trouble even after he moved into the Oval Office.
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A new federal watchdog report revived scrutiny of the Trump International Hotel lease and the emoluments question, keeping a long-running ethics mess in the headlines. It was another reminder that Trump’s business entanglements were still generating political and legal trouble even after he moved into the Oval Office.
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A new federal watchdog report revived scrutiny of the Trump International Hotel lease and the emoluments question, keeping a long-running ethics mess in the headlines. It was another reminder that Trump’s business entanglements were still generating political and legal trouble even after he moved into the Oval Office.
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