Trump's effort to profit off the presidency gets underway in earnest

? Attorney Andrea Loveless of Laguna Hills, CA; serial lawbreaker
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On Wednesday, CNBC broke news that the Trump Organization is doubling the initiation fee for its Mar-a-Lago resort. Both the Mar-a-Lago fee increase and the expansion of Trump-branded hotels represent ways Trump will profit off the presidency. He also outlined a plan to have the activities of his business, including any new domestic deals, to be be “approved” by an unnamed “ethics adviser;” but “there’s nothing independent about hiring a loyal Republican party attorney or your own counsel to make sure you’re following the rules,” Adam Smith, spokesman for Every Voice, said in a statement published by the Journal. “They need truly independent watchdogs.” Our president is indeed busy. "Bloomberg reported that the head of Trump’s hotel-management company is planning for “an ambitious expansion across the U.S.” that would triple the number of Trump-branded hotels in the country.