know the extent of his financial conflicts including significant debt held by foreign banks because he continues to hide his tax returns. this is a especially concerning in terms of the continuing ref havelations of his ties to russia. there is every reason to worry that foreign businesses and governments will have too much influence over trump s decisions and that trump will provide special favors and treatment to business partners. already a month into his presidency, the trumps continue to promote their private business interest, going so far to have their products hawked from the white house briefing room. we are honored to have congressman sarbanes join us at cap today because he distinguished himself as a leader on capitol hill in fighting for political reform and against big money in politics. in light of his leadership, the congressman was appointed to lead the house democracy reform task force and leader pelosi called congressman sarbanes a relentless champion fighti
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they discuss how the judicial and legislative branch can make the white house become more transparent. on the center for american progress this is an hour and 15 minutes. thank you for joining us today for this important discussion on the threat to our democracy arriving from president trump. many conflicts of interest and seeming disregard for democratic norms. to have a terrific panel today, and a leading voice for democracy. refusals of the vice himself from his business means he has assumed power of the greatest set of complex for the american presidency. what is worse is that we do not know the extent for his financial conflicts including significant debt held by foreign banks because he continues to hide behind his tax return. it is especially concerning with the continuing revelations of ties to russia. the concerns of foreign government will have too much influence over transposition and that he will provide special favors and treatment to these business partners.
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