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    Change To President Trump's Trust Lets Him Tap Business Profits

    Trump's lawyer said the trust isolates him from his business interests. A document from the trust says he can take out money whenever he wants.
    by Peter Overby Apr 03, 2017 2 minutes
    At a Jan. 11 news conference at Trump Tower on in New York City, President-elect Trump gestures at a stack of folders that he said contained documentation separating him from his businesses. That revocable trust was modified about a month later to let Trump withdraw from it at any time, ProPublica reports.

    With an oversized check for $78,333, written to the National Park Service, White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday took the first step in fulfilling President Trump's pledge to give away his presidential salary.

    Spicer said that the sum equaled Trump's salary for the first quarter of 2017, and

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