Bloomberg Law
Jan. 30, 2017, 3:54 PM UTC

Trump Organization’s Ethics Team Tied to Trump U, Dark Money

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By Bob Van Voris and Bill Allison, Bloomberg News

In assembling a team to navigate potential ethical conflicts, the Trump Organization picked one lawyer who helped defend Trump University and another who helps raise “dark money” for Republican candidates.

Bobby R. Burchfield, a commercial litigator and political lawyer with the law firm King & Spalding, was named independent ethics adviser, assisting the company in avoiding conflicts and complying with applicable laws and regulations. George Sorial, an executive vice president in the Trump Organization, will serve as chief compliance officer and be responsible for “ensuring that the company, at all times, ...

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