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After A Year In Office, Questions About Trump's Foreign Deals Go On. And On

When preparing to take the oath of office, President Trump promised to make no new foreign business deals. But a year later, ethics experts say the problems have not been solved in any meaningful way.
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From the moment Donald Trump was elected president, questions started arising about his ability to separate his private business deals from his official duties. Critics became especially alarmed about his overseas holdings, fearing they could influence his foreign policy decisions.

In the year since taking office, has he found ways to address the ethical questions that could taint his foreign policy credibility?

Just before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 2017, Trump tried to tackle the issues by holding . He promised he'd sign noforeign deals while in office.

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