Second-Term Trump Organization Ethics Plan
What happened
promisereported Trump's first-term counsel said no new foreign deals would be made during that presidency.
- Time: Read a Transcript of Donald Trump's Press Conference on Conflicts of Interest2017-01-11 · Sheri Dillon ethics-plan statement
actiondocumented The second-term plan allowed deals with private companies abroad while barring direct transactions with foreign governments.
- Associated Press: The Trump company is not banning private foreign deals2025-01-10 · Plan terms and comparison with 2017
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan: White Paper: President Trump Second Term in Office2025-01-10 · Foreign-deal, management, ethics-adviser, and foreign-government-profit provisions
outcomereported The policy preserved a route for Trump Organization foreign licensing and management business during the presidency.
- Associated Press: The Trump company is not banning private foreign deals2025-01-10 · Foreign-deal provisions
counterevidencereported The plan said Trump would not manage the company, required an outside ethics adviser, and promised to donate profits from foreign-government patronage.
- Associated Press: The Trump company is not banning private foreign deals2025-01-10 · Safeguards retained in the plan
People and organizations
- Foreign private counterpartiesaffected party
- Trump Organizationbeneficiary
Assessment
The plan kept management and foreign-government-payment safeguards while loosening the first-term restriction on new private foreign deals.