By — Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-discloses-financial-information-detailing-trust Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump discloses financial information detailing trust Politics Jun 16, 2017 5:40 PM EDT WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is outlining the financial health of the business assets he placed into a trust when he took office. The information comes in a new financial disclosure he voluntarily made Friday to the Office of Government Ethics. The documents cover January 2016 through this spring. The report shows Trump resigned from more than 500 positions, many of them a day before his inauguration as president. Trump listed at least $315 million in liabilities, about the same as in a report he filed last year. The documents have added importance because Trump isn’t following the long tradition of presidential candidates and office-holding of making public his tax returns. Those returns provide more complete financial information than the personal financial disclosures, which only include broad ranges for income and debts. READ MORE: Trump attorney didn’t want him to sign financial disclosure We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is outlining the financial health of the business assets he placed into a trust when he took office. The information comes in a new financial disclosure he voluntarily made Friday to the Office of Government Ethics. The documents cover January 2016 through this spring. The report shows Trump resigned from more than 500 positions, many of them a day before his inauguration as president. Trump listed at least $315 million in liabilities, about the same as in a report he filed last year. The documents have added importance because Trump isn’t following the long tradition of presidential candidates and office-holding of making public his tax returns. Those returns provide more complete financial information than the personal financial disclosures, which only include broad ranges for income and debts. READ MORE: Trump attorney didn’t want him to sign financial disclosure We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now