in his meeting with a japanese prime minister, "the washington post" reports that foreign diplomats have begun staying at his new hotel in washington. by all appearances, the candidate who ran against business as usual appears so far, at least, to be conducting his own business as usual. just a few minutes ago, trump tweeted about it. quote, prior to the election, it was well known that i have interest in properties all over the world. only the crooked media makes this a big deal. and when asked about it earlier today, trump's senior adviser, kellyanne conway said in so many words, nothing to see here, folks. >> i'm very confident he's not breaking any laws. he has many lawyers, accountants, and advisers who tell him what he must do and what he can't do. >> sounds simple enough. as cnn's tom foreman discovered, the experts say it could be anything but. he joins us now. tom, what did you find? >> reporter: well, john, if you think about donald trump's empire, it is so vast and so valuable and the potential for