CONFLICT OF INTEREST/TRUMP FAMILY: “Eric Trump said he no longer intended to participate in any meetings — business or policy-focused — organized by his father, as the president-elect prepared to move to the White House, and would not interact with him or anyone in his administration on government matters once he was in office… I’ll have no role in government,” he said, describing a division of “church and state” but saying he will still talk to his father about other things."
– “Denying Conflict, Trump Family Tries to Resolve Potential Problems,” NYTimes.com, Dec. 24, 2016, Eric Lipton and Maggie Haberman, 12/24/2016