INTEREST TO TAKE OFFICE. THEY’LL BREAK DOWN SOME OF THE

THEY’LL BREAK DOWN SOME OF THE BIGGEST CONTROVERSIES OF HIS

BIGGEST CONTROVERSIES OF HIS PRESIDENCY.

PRESIDENCY. >> Reporter: DONALD TRUMP IS THE

>> Reporter: DONALD TRUMP IS THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE

FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE OWNERSHIP OF HIS BUSINESS POWER

OWNERSHIP OF HIS BUSINESS POWER WHILE IN OFFICE.

WHILE IN OFFICE. TRUMP PLACES HIS BUSINESS

TRUMP PLACES HIS BUSINESS OFFERINGS IN A TRUST.

OFFERINGS IN A TRUST. BUT TRUSTA TRUST HE OWNS SAYS HE

BUT TRUSTA TRUST HE OWNS SAYS HE STILL PULL OUT MONEY WITHOUT

STILL PULL OUT MONEY WITHOUT REPORTING IT.

REPORTING IT. LIKE RONALD REAGAN AND GEORGE

LIKE RONALD REAGAN AND GEORGE H.W. BUSH ALL PUT THEIR ASSETS

H.W. BUSH ALL PUT THEIR ASSETS IN A BLIND TRUST, MEANING THEY

IN A BLIND TRUST, MEANING THEY DIDN’T KNOW HOW THEIR ASSETS

DIDN’T KNOW HOW THEIR ASSETS WERE MANAGED.

WERE MANAGED. TRUMP OPENED UPPED BUSINESS

TRUMP OPENED UPPED BUSINESS CONCERNS ABOUT CONFLICT OF

CONCERNS ABOUT CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

INTEREST. HIS PRIORITIES MAY NOT BE FULLY

HIS PRIORITIES MAY NOT BE FULLY ALIGNED WITH THE INTERESTS OF

ALIGNED WITH THE INTERESTS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. TRUMP HAS DOWNPLAYED THOSE

TRUMP HAS DOWNPLAYED THOSE CRITIQUES.

CRITIQUES. >> I COULD ACTUALLY RUN MY

>> I COULD ACTUALLY RUN MY BUSINESS.

BUSINESS. I COULD ACTUALLY RUN MY BUSINESS

I COULD ACTUALLY RUN MY BUSINESS AND RUN GOVERNMENT AT THE SAME

AND RUN GOVERNMENT AT THE SAME TIME.

TIME. I DON’T LIKE THE WAY THAT LOOKS,

I DON’T LIKE THE WAY THAT LOOKS, BUT I WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT

BUT I WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT IF I WANTED TO.

IF I WANTED TO. >> THAT WAS BEFORE HE TOOK

>> THAT WAS BEFORE HE TOOK OFFICE.

OFFICE. SINCE THEN, NOT MUCH HAS

SINCE THEN, NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED.

CHANGED. ACCORDING TO THE NONPARTISAN

ACCORDING TO THE NONPARTISAN WATCHDOG GROUP FOR CIVIC

WATCHDOG GROUP FOR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND ETHICS IN

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, TRUMP HAS HAD OVER

WASHINGTON, TRUMP HAS HAD OVER 270 CONFLICTS SO FAR IN HIS

270 CONFLICTS SO FAR IN HIS PRESIDENCIES.

PRESIDENCIES. WHAT EXACTLY DO ALL THOSE

WHAT EXACTLY DO ALL THOSE CONFLICTS INCLUDE?

CONFLICTS INCLUDE? ACCORDING TO AN NBC NEWS TALLY,

ACCORDING TO AN NBC NEWS TALLY, THE PRESIDENT HAS VISITED HIS

THE PRESIDENT HAS VISITED HIS TRUMP-OWNED PROPERTIES DURING

TRUMP-OWNED PROPERTIES DURING HIS PRESIDENCY.

HIS PRESIDENCY. WHEN TRUMP VISITS, IT’S NOT A

WHEN TRUMP VISITS, IT’S NOT A PROBLEM FOR SUPPORT STAFF TO GET

PROBLEM FOR SUPPORT STAFF TO GET CHARGED.

CHARGED. IN WASHINGTON THEY CHARGED THE

IN WASHINGTON THEY CHARGED THE SECRET SERVICE MORE THAN

SECRET SERVICE MORE THAN $200,000 IN A YEAR AND A HALF.

$200,000 IN A YEAR AND A HALF. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER IN JUNE TRUMP

YOU MIGHT REMEMBER IN JUNE TRUMP WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO STAY AWAY

WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO STAY AWAY FROM HIS RESIDENCE INHOTEL IN IR

FROM HIS RESIDENCE INHOTEL IN IR >> WE’RE STAYING IN IRELAND.

>> WE’RE STAYING IN IRELAND. IT’S A GREAT PLACE BUT IT’S

IT’S A GREAT PLACE BUT IT’S CONVENIENT.

CONVENIENT. >> THAT WAS AN OFFICIAL TRIP

>> THAT WAS AN OFFICIAL TRIP FUNDED BY AMERICAN TAXPAYER

FUNDED BY AMERICAN TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

DOLLARS. HERE’S THE ISSUE.

HERE’S THE ISSUE. THE CONSTITUTION SAYS THE

THE CONSTITUTION SAYS THE PRESIDENT SHALL RECEIVE

PRESIDENT SHALL RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR HIS SERVICES AS

COMPENSATION FOR HIS SERVICES AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, A SALARY

COMMANDER IN CHIEF, A SALARY THAT GOES BACK TO DONATING TO

THAT GOES BACK TO DONATING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. BUT IT SAYS HE SHALL NOT RECEIVE

BUT IT SAYS HE SHALL NOT RECEIVE ANY EMOLUMENTS FOR ANY OF THEM.

ANY EMOLUMENTS FOR ANY OF THEM. GOVERNMENT HAS MADE HUNDREDS OF

GOVERNMENT HAS MADE HUNDREDS OF VISITS TO TRUMP PROPERTIES, AND

VISITS TO TRUMP PROPERTIES, AND THAT’S JUST WHEN THE GOVERNMENT

THAT’S JUST WHEN THE GOVERNMENT SPENDS MONEY AT TRUMP

SPENDS MONEY AT TRUMP BUSINESSES.

BUSINESSES. THERE IS ALSO A CONFLICT WHEN

THERE IS ALSO A CONFLICT WHEN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS STAY AT THE

FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS STAY AT THE PROPERTIES.

PROPERTIES. THERE ARE 71 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS

THERE ARE 71 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THAT HAVE VISITED A TRUMP

THAT HAVE VISITED A TRUMP PROPERTY.

PROPERTY. ACCORDING TO CREW, FOREIGN

ACCORDING TO CREW, FOREIGN OFFICES HAVE PURCHASED

OFFICES HAVE PURCHASED BUSINESSES OWNED BY TRUMP AND

BUSINESSES OWNED BY TRUMP AND EVEN TRADEMARKS.

EVEN TRADEMARKS. AN NBC NEWS INVESTIGATION, A

AN NBC NEWS INVESTIGATION, A DELEGATION FROM THE

DELEGATION FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND NATION OF

MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND NATION OF CYPRESS HOSTING THE CHARLES

CYPRESS HOSTING THE CHARLES INTERNATIONAL HOTEL IN

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL IN WASHINGTON LAST MAY.

WASHINGTON LAST MAY. BUT THE REAL PURPOSE OF THE

BUT THE REAL PURPOSE OF THE GATHERING, ACCORDING TO LOCAL

GATHERING, ACCORDING TO LOCAL MEDIA, WAS TO FIND, QUOTE, WAYS

MEDIA, WAS TO FIND, QUOTE, WAYS OF EXERTING INFLUENCE ON THE

OF EXERTING INFLUENCE ON THE U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WITH

U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WITH A VIEW TO OBVERT SYRIA.

A VIEW TO OBVERT SYRIA. HE TAKES PRIDE IN MORE

HE TAKES PRIDE IN MORE PROPERTIES THAN ANY OTHER

PROPERTIES THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY.

COUNTRY. THIS IS ALL AN ISSUE BECAUSE

THIS IS ALL AN ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS ANOTHER PART OF THE

THERE IS ANOTHER PART OF THE CONSTITUTION THAT SAYS,

CONSTITUTION THAT SAYS, EFFECTIVELY, THAT THE PRESIDENT

EFFECTIVELY, THAT THE PRESIDENT SHALL NOT ACCEPT, QUOTE, ANY

SHALL NOT ACCEPT, QUOTE, ANY PRESENT EMOLUMENTS, OFFICE OR

PRESENT EMOLUMENTS, OFFICE OR TITLES OF ANY KIND WHATEVER FROM

TITLES OF ANY KIND WHATEVER FROM ANY KING, PRINCE OR FOREIGN

ANY KING, PRINCE OR FOREIGN STATE.

STATE. IT’S CALLED THE FOREIGN

IT’S CALLED THE FOREIGN EMOLUMENTS CLAUSE.

EMOLUMENTS CLAUSE. IT’S WHY PEOPLE WERE SO WORKED

IT’S WHY PEOPLE WERE SO WORKED UP OVER TRUMP STAYING AT HIS

UP OVER TRUMP STAYING AT HIS RESORTS.

RESORTS. >> I DON’T THINK YOU PEOPLE

>> I DON’T THINK YOU PEOPLE SHOULD THROW IN THE EMOLUMENTS

SHOULD THROW IN THE EMOLUMENTS CLAUSE.

CLAUSE. BY THE WAY, I WOULD SAY IT’S

BY THE WAY, I WOULD SAY IT’S COST ME ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2 AND

COST ME ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2 AND $7 BILLION TO BE PRESIDENT,

$7 BILLION TO BE PRESIDENT, BETWEEN WHAT I LOSE AND WHAT I

BETWEEN WHAT I LOSE AND WHAT I COULD HAVE MADE.

COULD HAVE MADE. >> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS

>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS PROMISED ANY PROFITS IT MAKES TO

PROMISED ANY PROFITS IT MAKES TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS IT WILL

FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS IT WILL DONATE BACK TO THE TREASURY.

DONATE BACK TO THE TREASURY. SO FAR IT’S GIVEN OVER $200,000

SO FAR IT’S GIVEN OVER $200,000 IN TWO YEARS, BUT IT PROVIDED NO

IN TWO YEARS, BUT IT PROVIDED NO TRANSPARENCY AS TO HOW IT GOT TO

TRANSPARENCY AS TO HOW IT GOT TO THAT NUMBER, AND IT DOESN’T

THAT NUMBER, AND IT DOESN’T INCLUDE FOREIGN BUSINESSES.

INCLUDE FOREIGN BUSINESSES. THEY ARE CONSIDERING SELLING THE

THEY ARE CONSIDERING SELLING THE RIGHTS TO THE TRUMP

RIGHTS TO THE TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL.

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL. HE SAID, QUOTE, PEOPLE ARE

HE SAID, QUOTE, PEOPLE ARE OBJECTING TO US MAKING SO MUCH

OBJECTING TO US MAKING SO MUCH MONEY ON THE HOTELS, AND,

MONEY ON THE HOTELS, AND, THEREFORE, WE MAY BE WILLING TO

THEREFORE, WE MAY BE WILLING TO SELL.

SELL. PRESIDENT TRUMP MADE THE

PRESIDENT TRUMP MADE THE CONTROVERSIAL DECISION TO PULL

CONTROVERSIAL DECISION TO PULL THE TROOPS OFF THE SYRIA-TURKEY

THE TROOPS OFF THE SYRIA-TURKEY BORDER AND IT RAISED RED FLAGS.

BORDER AND IT RAISED RED FLAGS. THAT’S BECAUSE THE TRUMPS HAVE

THAT’S BECAUSE THE TRUMPS HAVE CERTAIN BUSINESS DEALINGS THAT

CERTAIN BUSINESS DEALINGS THAT GO BACK YEARS.

GO BACK YEARS. IN FACT, HE OPENED UP TO A

IN FACT, HE OPENED UP TO A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH TURKEY

POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH TURKEY BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT.

BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH STEVE

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH STEVE BANNON, HE IS US HEAD OF NBC

BANNON, HE IS US HEAD OF NBC NEWS.

NEWS. >> IT’S A TREMENDOUSLY

>> IT’S A TREMENDOUSLY SUCCESSFUL JOB.

SUCCESSFUL JOB. IT’S CALLED TRUMP TOWERS.

IT’S CALLED TRUMP TOWERS. NOT ONE, BUT TWO.

NOT ONE, BUT TWO. >> HE OPENED THOSE TOWERS IN

>> HE OPENED THOSE TOWERS IN 2012, AND PRESIDENT TRUMP’S

2012, AND PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DAUGHTER IVANKA TWEETED TO HELP

DAUGHTER IVANKA TWEETED TO HELP HIM.

HIM. JOE BIDEN AND HIS SON HUNTER HAD

JOE BIDEN AND HIS SON HUNTER HAD A CONFLICT IN UKRAINE.

A CONFLICT IN UKRAINE. THEY WILL BE HELD TO A DIFFERENT

THEY WILL BE HELD TO A DIFFERENT STANDARD.

STANDARD. >> IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IF DON JR.

>> IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IF DON JR. OR ERIC TRUMP OR OUR BEAUTIFUL

OR ERIC TRUMP OR OUR BEAUTIFUL IVANKA, YOU WORKED SO HARD.

IVANKA, YOU WORKED SO HARD. COULD YOU IMAGINE IF THEY WALKED

COULD YOU IMAGINE IF THEY WALKED OUT WITH ONE$1.5 BILLION, THEY

OUT WITH ONE$1.5 BILLION, THEY WOULDN’T BE SAYING TOTALLY

WOULDN’T BE SAYING TOTALLY UNSUBSTANTIATED.

UNSUBSTANTIATED. >> BUT TRUMP AND HIS FAMILY ARE

>> BUT TRUMP AND HIS FAMILY ARE UNDOUBTEDLY MAKING MONEY ON

UNDOUBTEDLY MAKING MONEY ON FOREIGN BUSINESSES.

FOREIGN BUSINESSES. REMEMBER, TRUMP’S SON PLEDGED

REMEMBER, TRUMP’S SON PLEDGED NOT TO ENTER INTO ANY NEW DEALS

NOT TO ENTER INTO ANY NEW DEALS OVERSEAS, BUT THEY HAVEN’T BEEN

OVERSEAS, BUT THEY HAVEN’T BEEN GOOD AT KEEPING THOSE PROMISES.

GOOD AT KEEPING THOSE PROMISES. THE TRUMP BUSINESSES WERE

THE TRUMP BUSINESSES WERE GRANTED APPROVAL FOR A HOTEL INA

GRANTED APPROVAL FOR A HOTEL INA LUXURY RESORT.

LUXURY RESORT. ADD FOR IVANKA A,, SHE AND JARED

ADD FOR IVANKA A,, SHE AND JARED OWN INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES.

OWN INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES. SHE MADE ALMOST $400 MILLION IN

SHE MADE ALMOST $400 MILLION IN THE TRUMP INDUSTRY ALONE.

THE TRUMP INDUSTRY ALONE. AND SHE MADE MONEY ON HER BRAND

AND SHE MADE MONEY ON HER BRAND JUST AS HER FATHER WAS BEING

JUST AS HER FATHER WAS BEING REELECTED.

REELECTED. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW EXACTLY

THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH HE’S MADE AND FROM WHO.

HOW MUCH HE’S MADE AND FROM WHO. THAT’S BECAUSE THE TRUMP

THAT’S BECAUSE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REFUSES TO

ADMINISTRATION REFUSES TO DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION.

DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION. AND AS A PRIVATE COMPANY, THEY

AND AS A PRIVATE COMPANY, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO SO.

HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO SO. WE REACHED OUT TO THE TRUMP

WE REACHED OUT TO THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION FOR COMMENT AND

ORGANIZATION FOR COMMENT AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.

HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. WHEN WE REACHED OUT TO THE WHITE

WHEN WE REACHED OUT TO THE WHITE HOUSE, THEY TOLD US TO REACH OUT

HOUSE, THEY TOLD US TO REACH OUT TO THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION.

TO THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION. OF COURSE, THE PRESIDENT STILL