Donald Trump press conference: Folders 'containing his business plan' appear blank

Both Mr Trump and his lawyer Sheri Dillon pointed at those documents and claimed they were just part of the various papers required to separate Mr Trump from his business. They each pointed at the pile repeatedly as proof that the preparations were being made.

But reporters were not allowed to look at any of the documents, which all were held in folders meaning that the actual paper was hidden.

And the pages themselves appear to be blank. While the majority of the sheets were hidden, some of them were visible – and there was no sign of page numbers or the sticky notes that lawyers tend to use to mark places in large documents.

The paper itself also appeared to be the wrong size, printed on A4 rather than legal size sheets, and appears to have fallen like fresh sheets of paper. And the folders themselves were also entirely blank, despite Mr Trump suggesting that each of them related to a different business that Mr Trump was moving himself away from.

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BrewerBob said:

The applause at the press conference thing cought me a bit off guard. Made it seem more like a stump speech.

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Ikari said:

He's the Reality TV President, this is how it's going to be. It's not too dissimilar to other tactics used by others. For instance, having people crowd in front at a political rally, then take a photo close in to make it seem like there's a huge crowd when there is not. Political Kabuki Theater. Don't know why people thought Trump would be any different.

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vesper said:

Did anyone here actually listen to the atty explain how Trump was separating himself from his business interests?

His boys will be running his global corporation.

The only place they will pursue new deals are in the U.S. and only after they have been approved by an ethics committee.

Ivanka sold her share in the corporation as to have no conflict of interest with her spouse being an advisor to Trump.

All the business profits made from over seas investments whether it be from hotels, resorts etc. will be deposited in the U.S. Treasury.

What the heck more do people want?

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vesper said:

Did anyone here actually listen to the atty explain how Trump was separating himself from his business interests?

His boys will be running his global corporation.

The only place they will pursue new deals are in the U.S. and only after they have been approved by an ethics committee.

Ivanka sold her share in the corporation as to have no conflict of interest with her spouse being an advisor to Trump.

All the business profits made from over seas investments whether it be from hotels, resorts etc. will be deposited in the U.S. Treasury.

What the heck more do people want?

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Verax said:

The President-elect also packed the press conference with staff members who laughed and applauded throughout.

Donald Trump press conference: Folders 'containing his business plan' appear to be blank | The Independent



Just another day in Trump's Wonderland where everything is showbiz. I'm sure this will end well...

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vesper said:

Did anyone here actually listen to the atty explain how Trump was separating himself from his business interests?

His boys will be running his global corporation.

The only place they will pursue new deals are in the U.S. and only after they have been approved by an ethics committee.

Ivanka sold her share in the corporation as to have no conflict of interest with her spouse being an advisor to Trump.

All the business profits made from over seas investments whether it be from hotels, resorts etc. will be deposited in the U.S. Treasury.

What the heck more do people want?

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MaggieD said:

Could you please post a U.S. link from a major news organization?

Or is this as it appears? More fake ****?

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vesper said:

Did anyone here actually listen to the atty explain how Trump was separating himself from his business interests?

His boys will be running his global corporation.

The only place they will pursue new deals are in the U.S. and only after they have been approved by an ethics committee.

Ivanka sold her share in the corporation as to have no conflict of interest with her spouse being an advisor to Trump.

All the business profits made from over seas investments whether it be from hotels, resorts etc. will be deposited in the U.S. Treasury.

What the heck more do people want?

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danarhea said:

A little honesty, and no fake folder props would be a good start.

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Verax said:

I did some research and discovered that "his boys" are actually RELATED to Trump. This is just a hunch but I think they actually share DNA which frankly brings up the possibility of a conflict of interest. If these allegations are true I think it is possible that these "boys" of Trump might be loyal to the man and not behave 100% impartially to him. You know, on account of being his children and in line to inherit his dynasty that they are being charged with running. lmfao....

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vesper said:

OP stated the paper in the folders appeared to be blank with no page number and sticky notes. And from that you conclude they were fake props?

Or did it occur to you that maybe a blank piece of paper was deliberately placed over the files as to keep a camera man from gleaning information that he isn't privy to?

Hey if they could zoom in and claim to make a statement there were no apparent page numbers.......

Sorta ties into the story today about Washington Post editor *Doris N Truong*was caught on camera taking photographs of Rex Tillerson notes on table during a break at the Senate confirmation hearing

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Verax said:

The President-elect also packed the press conference with staff members who laughed and applauded throughout.

Donald Trump press conference: Folders 'containing his business plan' appear to be blank | The Independent



Just another day in Trump's Wonderland where everything is showbiz. I'm sure this will end well...

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GhostlyJoe said:

This is meaningless ... they were just props.

Now the fact that our incoming president felt the need to bring props and canned applause to a press conference, that's troubling -- marketer-in-chief.

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Nilly said:

I mean, do we really need news like this to know that Trump doesn't have a plan for an ethical seperation?

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