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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Bernard Condon

The Trump company is not banning private foreign deals, a break with its first term policy

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The Trump family business released a voluntary ethics agreement Friday that marks a significant departure from Donald Trump's first term by allowing it to strike deals with private foreign companies.

The so-called ethics white paper bars the Trump Organization from striking deals directly with foreign governments, but allows ones with private companies abroad. A six-page ethics pact that Trump signed eight years ago barred both foreign government and foreign company deals.

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