ABC News(NEW YORK) — Donald Trump is pushing back an announcement of what he plans to do with his businesses when he becomes president, according to a senior transition official.
Trump, whose global web of business interests has raised eyebrows regarding potential conflicts of interest, had said that he planned to tell the public about his plan on Dec. 15.
Now that is being pushed back into January because Trump has been busy filling administration posts, the official said. It is not clear what actions, if any, Trump plans to take.
The real estate mogul tweeted on Nov. 30 that he will be “leaving” his business, but provided no further details.
Hence, legal documents are being crafted which take me completely out of business operations. The Presidency is a far more important task!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2016
The president-elect has also said that he would hand his businesses over to his children and considered the possibility of a blind trust, which ethics advocates have pushed.
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