new york u.s. president-elect donald trump say tuesday keep open mind whether pull landmark international accord fight climate change soften stance toward global warm trump tell new york time interview think connectivity human activity global warm despite previously describe climate change hoax source trump transition team tell reuters early month new york businessman seek quick ways withdraw unite state 2015 paris agreement combat climate change ask tuesday whether unite state would withdraw accord republican say look closely open mind it u.s. withdrawal pact agree almost 200 countries would set back international efforts limit rise temperatures link extinctions animals plant heat wave flood rise sea levels. trump take office jan. 20 also say think climate change american competitiveness much cost company say accord tweet time reporter interview two people advise trump transition team energy environment issue say catch guard remark shift global warm late sign trump might back away campaign rhetoric life oval office approach trump say might build fence rather wall areas u.s.-mexican border stop illegal immigration tweak one signature campaign promise also tuesday interview show little appetite press investigations democratic rival presidential campaign hillary clinton want hurt clintons really go lot suffer greatly many different ways tell reporters editors newspaper officials time headquarter manhattan trump say ask would rule investigate clinton family charitable foundation use private email server u.s. secretary state president barack obama first term trump abandon campaign vow appoint special prosecutor clinton reversal position mention almost daily campaign trail dub rival crook hillary crowd rally often chant lock up comment time clinton anger strong conservative supporters breitbart news outlet lead trump chief strategist steve bannon publish story tuesday headline break promise trump wish pursue clinton email charge fbi investigate clinton email practice conclude july action careless ground bring charge clinton foundation charity also scrutinize donations receive evidence foreign donors obtain favor state department clinton head trump real estate developer never hold public office brush fear conflict interest job president family businesses law totally side president conflict interest tell new york time company unimportant relative trump say conflict-of-interest rule executive branch employees apply president trump bind bribery laws disclosure requirements section u.s. constitution prohibit elect officials take gift foreign governments accord republican democratic ethics lawyers may specific laws apply president president law say richard painter university minnesota former associate counsel republican president george w. bush really want run government president leader unite state free world say go bare minimum squeak ask norman eisen former top ethics lawyer obama white house trump businesswoman daughter ivanka join father telephone call argentine president mauricio macri early month attend meet japanese prime minister shinzo abe raise question possible conflict interest ask whether house representatives speaker paul ryan republicans congress would consider trillion-dollar infrastructure plan trump boast popular party leaders capitol hill right love say since nov. election victory trump meet prospective candidates top position administration ben carson former republican presidential hopeful drop 2016 race back trump offer post secretary house urban development carson spokesman armstrong williams say carson retire surgeon meet trump tuesday think thanksgiving holiday williams say trump arrive florida tuesday even spend thursday holiday mar-a-lago estate palm beach trump keep 'open mind pull climate accord