Trump moves $4 billion of media firm stake into trust run by son

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Instead of divesting his assets, Trump put them into a trust managed by his two eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive of his business.
53% : They argued Trump was still aware of which assets were held by the trust, those running it weren't independent, and his companies continued to do business, benefiting him financially.
50% : "The move is similar to the approach Trump took in his first term on the conflicts of interest that his sprawling real estate empire posed.
47% : Since the passage of the Ethics in Government Act in 1978, the post-Watergate reform measure that aims to eliminate conflicts, all other presidents voluntarily abided by it.
39% : In the weeks prior to his reelection, Trump said he wouldn't sell any shares in the media company, which trades under his initials and went public in March through a blank-check merger.

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