It's no secret that President-elect Donald Trump's sprawling business empire comes with an avalanche of potential conflicts of interests. The possibilities range across at least 20 countries, from regulators overseeing the banks that loaned money to his companies, to foreign officials that could be pressed into changing policies to help his real estate deals. When Trump assumes the presidency, he will enjoy a vertiginous array of chances to indulge in self-dealing.
The question now is: What will American institutions do about it? Will regulators, officials, agencies, activists, watchdogs, and reporters implicitly accept these conflicts of interests as a new normal? Or will they resist? The growing fracas around the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., will provide an important initial test....
http://theweek.com/articles/664416/government-fight-trumps-corruption-first-test
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