President-elect Donald Trump says selling his companies to avoid a conflict of interest is "a really hard thing to do because I have real estate." "In theory I could run my business perfectly and then run the country perfectly," Trump said, according to accounts tweeted by Times reporters. Related: Trump disavows 'alt-right'Ethics experts say the conflict remains even if Trump hands control of the business to his children, as he has said he will. "I'd assumed that you'd have to set up some type of trust or whatever and you don't," Trump told The Times. Trump also made reference to his new Trump International Hotel in Washington, which recently opened blocks from the White House.

Source: CNN November 22, 2016 19:56 UTC