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How Donald Trump’s Web of LLCs Obscures His Business Interests

The opacity of his holdings makes it impossible to gauge the full extent of potential conflicts he may face as president

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President-elect Donald Trump owns a helicopter in Scotland.

To be more precise, he has a revocable trust that owns 99% of a Delaware limited liability company that owns 99% of another Delaware LLC that owns a Scottish limited company that owns another Scottish company that owns the 26-year-old Sikorsky S-76B helicopter, emblazoned with a red “TRUMP” on the side of its fuselage.

Across Mr. Trump’s business, he uses a similar...

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