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‘A witches’ brew’: Washington’s ethics establishment reacts to Trump’s $2.2 billion windfall — they’re shocked but not surprised

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‘A witches’ brew’: Washington’s ethics establishment reacts to Trump’s $2.2 billion windfall — they’re shocked but not surprised

It's all heinous, former ethics czar Norm Eisen said. You can anticipate that we'll be looking at legal remedies for this startling state of affairs.

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