donald trump insist divest sell business empire president george takei strongly disagrees.throughout campaign ever since election trump repeatedly criticize desperately try hold company.you see past presidents seek avoid conflict interest sell businesses put blind trust whatever decisions make president good country instead profit business.but trump want keep business family serve president openly use status president-elect business instance trump meet leader japan invite daughter ivanka sit in.as newsweek point damn report trump conflict interest time officials clothe company work license agreement sanei international large shareholder sanei parent company development bank japan wholly own japanese government trump company also seek build hotels taiwan time trump break decades policy make phone call taiwanese president.the trump organization also build project philippines trump get cozy rodrigo duterte despite fact commit human right atrocities filipino people.the list go clear examples trump go put business interest ahead best interest country.thus far republicans ignore trump major conflict interest seem problem trump use presidency personal gain senate democrats propose bill would force trump divest gop almost certainly block course president obama owner business upon win 2008 republicans would initiate round round investigations would turn huge scandal.we know republicans exactly another beloved democratic president george takei know call republican hypocrisy post twitter.remember jimmy carter sell peanut farm avoid appearance conflict interest gop investigate mos anyway george takei georgetakei december 18 2016indeed jimmy carter build peanut business scratch mean lot part anyway guarantee would conflict interest presidency.what happen next disgraceful republicans still bring special prosecutor persecute carter six months desperate effort find scandal find nothing.so republicans treat democrats versus treat trump trump business do many shady things years would likely get trump impeach special prosecutor bring investigate republicans dirty hypocrites think law precedent apply them.donald trump must force divest sell business matter excuse promise make presidency sacred important risk taint conflict interest sure become huge scandals next four years hell trump even president yet already demonstrate intend use office pursue business deal company even violate destroy american foreign policy put national security jeopardy.as takei late write problem conflict interest trump might make money decisions actually might guide goal george takei georgetakei december 18 2016if republicans allow trump long whine democrat thing fact republicans allow pursue investigations democrat ever let trump flout constitution decades precedent presidency corporate office create make personal business deal office american people create best interest nation whole sell divest trump demonstrate care himself.featured image via slaven vlasic/getty image george takei nail republican hypocrisy trump conflict interest single fact