Trump says he will leave his businesses Jan. 20 to focus on… – WHIO

Updated: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 @ 12:06 AM
Published: Monday, December 12, 2016 @ 10:11 PM
By: Kelcie Willis – Cox Media Group National Content Desk

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – DECEMBER 9: President-elect Donald Trump looks on during at the DeltaPlex Arena, December 9, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. President-elect Donald Trump is continuing his victory tour across the country. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

President-elect Donald Trump is leaving his businesses in January.

Trump tweeted Monday night that, although he is “not mandated by law to do so,” he is leaving his businesses before Jan. 20 to “focus full time” on his presidency.

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“Two of my children, Don and Eric, plus executives, will manage them,” Trump said, referring to Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. “No new deals will be done during my term(s) in office.”

Trump previously tweeted that he’s holding a news conference to discuss that he is leaving his businesses completely.

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"I will be holding a major news conference in New York City with my children on December 15 to discuss the fact that I will be leaving my great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country in order to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! While I am not mandated to do this under the law, I feel it is visually important, as President, to in no way have a conflict of interest with my various businesses. Hence, legal documents are being crafted which take me completely out of business operations. The Presidency is a far more important task!”

Trump repeated some of that information Monday night, but did not mention a specific date.

“I will hold a press conference in the near future to discuss the business, Cabinet picks and all other topics of interest. Busy times!”