The 12-episode podcast series, examining the relationship between Donald Trump’s presidency and his family’s business empire, debuted on February 7 with an episode on grappling with conflicts of interest.
By ProPublica
Today, WNYC and ProPublica announced a new partnership and reporting
project. “Trump, Inc.,” a 12-episode podcast series, will dig deeply
into the central questions surrounding the business dealings of
President Donald Trump and his family, including how his role as
President may be working to his financial benefit.
A year after his election, basic yet vital questions about President
Trump and his family’s business empire remain unanswered: Who are their
partners? Is the business benefiting from its close relationship with
the Trump administration? What deals are happening? Who’s financing
them? And most fundamentally — is Trump acting on behalf of his country,
or his company?
“Trump, Inc.”’s
debut episode — available today — starts at the very beginning: the
January 11, 2017 press conference when Trump announced how he would
handle potential conflicts of interest as both President and the owner
of the Trump Organization. With stacks of folders next to him, Trump
said he would forgo the tradition of divesting from his business, and
instead shift his assets into a trust controlled by sons Eric and Donald
Jr. What’s happened in the year since?
Upcoming episodes will include: the record fines a Trump casino received around money laundering; stories on the company’s foreign deals and financing; and a look into the Russian money trail; and much more.
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Source: ProPublica
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