But by making the post official, the President Elect may be opening a legal can of worms. My colleague jane obrien is in washington. She told newsday more about the potential appointment and what could stop it. There is an anti nepotism law that prevents Government Officials from appointing their relatives to official positions, but a lot of experts say that does not apply to the white house. It was introduced when John F Kennedy wanted to appoint his brother to attorney general, and it was also a cause of contention when president bill clinton tried to appoint hillary clinton, his wife, of course, to oversee his healthcare reform. They ended up being sued. But the result of that case was all a bit inconclusive. So, we are in a very, very grey area here. But it does, of course, look not very appropriate to most people and raises a number of ethical questions of, whether it is illegal or not, he is still going to have to confront. Ethical questions, potential conflicts of interest. So,
Together to the ceremony. Along the crowds, some of the countrys former president s. Of the countrys former president s. 0n capitol hill, the inaugural platform is almost full, but waiting for the arrival of donald trump. He will at the 35 words goodbye americas founding fathers, the Oath Of Office, that will make him americas 45th president. Hundreds of thousands of supporters, and protesters, too, in washington, dc for this event. Dignitaries, protesters, too, in washington, dc forthis event. Dignitaries, members of congress, military leaders, are already taking their seats on the platform ahead of the ceremony, and we will bring you every moment of it. In less than one hour, donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. The Property Tycoon won an unexpected victory in novembers election after a controversial campaign. Hundreds of thousands of his supporters are here in washington, but there are protesters as well. They have come for the event that will be
Donald Trump met with former Japanese prime minister Taro Aso in New York on Tuesday, part of the Republican's shadow diplomacy as he campaigns to return to the White House in November's elections.Without directly mentioning his meeting with Aso, Trump raged Tuesday about the exchange rate between the yen and the dollar with the dollar recently hitting a 34-year high against the Japanese currency.
Donald Trump faces twin legal crises on Monday in New York, where he could see the possible seizure of his storied properties over a massive fine as he separately fights to delay a criminal trial even further.In his case over business fraud, his lawyers on Monday must either prove that he can guarantee payment of the $454 million fine or face the possible seizure of some of his assets.
corporation. think about this, ana, for a second, if you will, and i would love barbara and danny to weigh in on this as well. we have been covering donald trump for quite some time now. we covered him as a candidate and as a president, but before that we covered him as a businessman. who did we know him for? how did we know him, right? we knew him as a new york city real estate magnate, right? that is what he has based his entire identity on for the last half century. he is from queens, new york, and he bases his identity off the money he has made in his lifetime. how many times have we heard him talk about how much he is actually worth, right? if this fine to this degree and this level is leveled against him and he is no longer able to practice and work in this city, that will be a major blow, ana, to the individual that is donald trump. sure here s looking at all these