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Five Democratic senators on Thursday unveiled a bill they plan to release next month that would require Donald Trump to divest assets that risk a conflict of interest and place the proceeds in a blind trust as well as require his appointees to step aside from official decisions that could benefit him.<\/p>\n

The legislation previewed by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) also would symbolically deem any Trump violation of federal conflict-of-interest rules “a high crime or misdemeanor under the impeachment clause of the U.S. Constitution,” according to a summary released by its sponsors.<\/p>\n

Although its chances of advancing in the GOP-controlled Congress are close to zero, the bill represents the latest step by Democrats to escalate their ethics war with the president-elect.<\/p>\n

More than 20 Senate Democrats on Tuesday liberado<\/a> a letter urging Trump to heed the counsel of the nonpartisan Office of Government Ethics, which has prevenido<\/a> the president-elect that his plans to transfer control of his vast holdings to his sons would not be enough to eliminate conflicts of interest. Senate Democrats also have llamada<\/a> top Trump nominees to release their tax returns as part of the vetting process before their confirmation votes.<\/p>\n

The five Democrats’ planned bill could become a vehicle for the minority to put political pressure on Republicans by forcing Trump’s party to support his still-incomplete plan for separating his official duties in the White House from his sprawling business.<\/p>\n

“The American people deserve to know that the president of the United States is working to do what’s best for the country — not using his office to do what’s best for himself and his businesses,” Warren said in a statement on the measure.<\/p>\n

The proposal’s reference to impeachment could divide Democrats, however, with some moderates interested in exploring ways to work with Trump when possible. House Democrats expanded<\/a> their own ethics case against Trump on Wednesday at a mock hearing that — like Thursday’s bill — cites the emoluments clause of the Constitution, which bars officials from receiving payments from foreign governments or businesses they control.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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