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The Trump Organization’s ethics plan, released on January 10, 2025, said it would not do new business with foreign governments. It did not extend that ban to private foreign companies, leaving a narrower but still real conflict-of-interest question heading into the inauguration.
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The Trump Organization’s ethics plan, released on January 10, 2025, said it would not do new business with foreign governments. It did not extend that ban to private foreign companies, leaving a narrower but still real conflict-of-interest question heading into the inauguration.
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