Trump-friendly provision slipped into tax bill at the last minute

Is this coincidence or self-dealing by our despicable president? It's actually hard to know. David Sirota and Josh Keefe report that 

Republican congressional leaders and real estate moguls could be personally enriched by a  real-estate-related provision GOP lawmakers slipped into the final tax bill released Friday evening, according to experts interviewed by International Business Times. The legislative language was not part of previous versions of the bill and was added despite ongoing conflict-of-interest questions about the intertwining real estate interests and governmental responsibilities of President Donald Trump — the bill’s chief proponent.

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