# Professor Lawrence White discusses how Donald Trump's business interests might conflict with the presidency

1 Faculty News November 28, 2016 ![ProPublica logo 192 x 144](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/propublica192x144.jpg?itok=PppEMdrG)>

Excerpt from [ProPublica](https://www.propublica.org/article/we-may-not-know-if-trumps-foreign-business-deals-violate-the-constitution) -- "The potential for Trump’s decisions as president to impact his business holdings loom large. 'What happens if there are federal activities in the proximity of these golf courses or hotels that positively or negatively impact their value,' said [Lawrence White](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/lawrence-white), a professor of economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business and a former federal antitrust regulator. 'He’s got a zillion things going on and I don’t see how he can effectively disengage.'"

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