Trump Trust Revised So He Can Take Profits From His Businesses At Any Time

US Presidential election. File photo dated 24/06/16 of Donald Trump, with his sons Eric (left) and Donald Trump Jr, as Trump said he will leave his businesses to his sons before January 20 in order to focus on runnin... US Presidential election. File photo dated 24/06/16 of Donald Trump, with his sons Eric (left) and Donald Trump Jr, as Trump said he will leave his businesses to his sons before January 20 in order to focus on running the US as president. Issue date: Tuesday December 13, 2016. In a series of tweets sent out overnight, the Republican said his sons, Don and Eric, along with other executives, will manage the companies, adding: "No new deals will be done during my term(s) in office." See PA story CITY Trump. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire URN:29459579 MORE LESS
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A newly surfaced detail in the trust agreement Donald Trump established to administer his business holdings shows the extent to which the President remains financially wedded to the Trump Organization months after moving into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

As ProPublica reported Monday, Trump added a clause to his trust agreement on Feb. 10 that allows him to withdraw funds at any time from any of his businesses, which number more than 400, without disclosing it publicly.

“The Trustees shall distribute net income or principal to Donald J. Trump at his request, as the Trustees deem necessary for his maintenance, support of uninsured medical expenses, or as the Trustees otherwise deem appropriate,” the document reads.

Before Trump took office, he promised to cede control of the Trump Organization to his two adult sons, who also pledged to keep the President in the dark about the company’s day-to-day operations. As it turns out, Trump not only may continue to withdraw money from his businesses, but his son Eric Trump also has said he plans to give his father regular financial updates. As ProPublica noted, the revised trust agreement stipulates that trustees “shall not provide any report to Donald J. Trump on the holdings and sources of income of the Trust.”

If Trump’s refusal to release any of his tax returns is any indication, the public is unlikely to learn any details about what profits Trump is taking from his businesses while he is in office.

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  1. Huh…I figured the clause would include something like “and to purchase a one way ticket to the country of the Trustee’s choosing that does not have extradition treaties with the United States”

  2. “Uninsured medical expenses?”

    MoFo is President and he, Malaria and Barron have full access to Bethesda, at no cost.

  3. The only good news here is that the next time we have a Democratic president and the Republicans try to cry scandal, the laughter will drown them out instantly.

  4. Avatar for dweb dweb says:

    Do you have any IDEA the costs involved in repairing an ego of this size? They are HUUUUUUUUUGE!!! It also involves treatments far beyond anything Bethesda or even the Mayo Clinic could provide. Plus Trump is shutting down most government scientific research, so will have to pay for this privately.

  5. …and Don the Con puts it all out there…‘I do what I want!’…and the taxpayers foot the bill. Chumps.

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