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Hillary Scholten: “This bill also exempts the president and vice president…”

Featuring: Hillary Scholten, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, District 3

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Published | Video Starts at 01:58

It does not require members to place their assets into a blind trust, something I think is really important. And it also leaves questions around certain investments and commodities. Most importantly, This bill also exempts the president and vice president entirely. Rather than applying similar standards across all levels of government. You heard that right. Republicans created an exemption for Trump while he keeps getting rich in office. (01:58–02:03)

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Asserts that the bill exempts the president and vice president from its provisions.

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