Replies to post #13756 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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In June he didn't know he would become president.

That's a different issue. Trump could have waited before selling his stocks, but he wouldn't have been able to take advantage of the tax deferral for conflict-of-interest sales because the CoI deferral does not apply to the President. Hence, regardless of the timing, Trump's stock sales would have been deemed voluntary and not eligible for deferral.