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Deutsche Bank is Trump's biggest conflict of interest despite settlements

The bank has settled several charges against it, it's still undergoing scrutiny by Justice Dept

A statue is seen next to the logo of Germany's Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo: Reuters
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A statue is seen next to the logo of Germany's Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo: Reuters

Jesse Eisinger | ProPublica
If you measure President Donald Trump's conflicts of interest by the amount of money at stake, or the variety of dicey interactions with government regulators, one dwarfs any other: his relationship with Deutsche Bank.
In recent weeks, Deutsche Bank has scrambled to reach agreements with American regulators over a host of alleged misdeeds. But because the president has not sold his company, the bank remains a central arena for potential conflicts between his family's business interests and the actions of officials in his administration.
"Deutsche poses the biggest conflict that we know about in terms of dollar amounts and the scale of

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