Alan Garten, the general counsel of the Trump Organization, told AP that the company takes its ethics pledges seriously and has thrown considerable resources into fulfilling them. In Scotland, the Trump Organization was moving ahead with plans to open a second golf course at its resort in Aberdeen. Since the inauguration, the Trump Organization has been granted dozens of trademark protections in several countries. The Trump Organization told AP it applied for the trademarks before Trump became president. But the Trump Organization says the lack of deals shows it is following through on ethics promises made a year ago.

Source: ABC News January 22, 2018 06:56 UTC