donald trump think use presidency make business deal family senate democrats prepare defend sanctity office.over course campaign election trump insist many conflict interest surround business empire matter constitution say officeholders unite state government may receive present emoluments title foreign states.article section state title nobility shall grant unite state person hold office profit trust shall without consent congress accept present emolument office title kind whatever king prince foreign state.and since trump business receive money foreign nations would violate constitution first day administration even bad one consider trump businesses tie businesses back foreign governments philippines foreign governments could blackmail trump threaten profit foreign business partner trump could also use presidency extract business deal nations exchange american support aid even help certain nations go best interest country.in short trump force put company blind trust sell altogether avoid problems put conflict interest rest.that senate democrats plan introduce bill president-elect significantly great risk business financial conflict interest president yet far refuse follow precedent set previous presidents day president-elect trump refuse address conflict interest senator chris coons said.coons along senators elizabeth warren ben cardin dick durbin jeff merkley endorse legislation point presidents divest financial interest avoid violate constitution decades trump allow president keep business decades precedent would wipe pave way anyone use presidency personal profit american people deserve know president unite state work best country use office best businesses elizabeth warren say way president-elect trump truly eliminate conflict interest divest financial interest place blind trust standard previous presidents bill make clear continue expectation president-elect trump republicans course probably refuse bring bill vote senate floor help trump violate constitution claim hold dear.senate democrat prepare war republicans establish precedent obstruct attack president last eight years turnabout fair play anything less fight trump agenda every second every day next four years unacceptable.featured image justin sullivan/getty image senate democrats introduce bill fight back trump corruption trump livid