Trump ethics pledges left plenty room for profiting

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

NEW YORK -- Among the many promises Donald Trump made a year ago to assure people he wouldn't profit off his presidency, one stood out for its boldness: a pledge to donate the profits from any foreign governments staying in his namesake hotels to the U.S. Treasury.

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