Gold-plated watches and electoral map sneakers: Trump's newest merchandise raises conflict of interest questions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : "Unlike most politicians, President Trump didn't get into politics for profit - he's fighting because he loves the people of this country and wants to make America great again.
65% : Its investors include cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, whom the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2023 accused of fraud and other violations of securities laws.
60% : After winning the presidency in 2016, Trump took public steps to address ethical concerns by putting his business holdings in a trust.
54% : So far, Trump has transferred his shares in Truth Social's parent company into a longstanding trust of which he is the sole beneficiary, according to recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
53% : The company could stand to benefit if Trump follows through on a pledge to be a crypto-friendly president.
45% : Presidents are exempt from criminal and civil conflict of interest laws that apply to other government officials, but previous presidents have taken steps to avoid even the appearance of benefitting from their official position.
44% : Trump has already announced that a close ally and donor, tech investor David Sacks, will oversee cryptocurrency policies in his White House.
43% : Addressing a small group of reporters, Trump doubled down on his pledge to streamline federal permitting for corporate ventures exceeding $1 billion - like Sajwani's proposed projects - while Eric Trump lingered in the back of the room.
42% : "President Trump removed himself from his multi-billion-dollar real estate empire to run for office and forewent his government salary, becoming the first President to actually lose net worth while serving in the White House," said Leavitt, who is slated to serve as press secretary in the second Trump White House.
42% : Trump has yet to commit to sharing more details about his new business partners.
41% : At the time, Trump officials also pledged not to pursue any new foreign deals during his presidency.
37% : The potential conflicts have only extended in the time since Trump first left the White House through the final days of the 2024 campaign.
36% : His supporters were "well aware of the conflicts" and did not view it as disqualifying Trump from the presidency, he said.
33% : "Given that Trump will not face voters again as a presidential candidate, there's little incentive for him to erect new guardrails against potential self-dealing, Payne added.

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