Newsweek's Kurt Eichenwald Explains Trump’s Inherent Financial Conflict Of Interest To A CNN Trump Supporter

Eichenwald: “There Has Never Been A President In The History Of The United States Who Has Had These Kinds Of Conflicts Of Interest”

Written by Media Matters Staff

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From the September 14 edition of CNN’s CNN Tonight with Don Lemon:

JEFFREY LORD: The Clinton Foundation problems stem from her time as secretary of state. She was holding a government office. Right?

KURT EICHENWALD: This is completely different. We're talking about the difference between people giving money to a charity -- 

LORD: She was playing a role -- 

EICHENWALD: Can I please finish? We're talking about a person -- we're talking about an entity that receives money and then spends 90 percent of that money on charitable efforts. These are not comparable. This is a partnership with Donald Trump with the money going into the pockets of the Trump family. 

Previously:

Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold Exposes The Fraudulent Nature Of Trump’s Charitable Foundation

CNN Report On Trump Foundation: Trump Takes Donor Money And “Puts His Name On It And Gives It To Other People”

STUDY: Cable News Devotes 13 Times As Much Coverage To Clinton Health As Trump Foundation