NEW YORK—Facing a week of high-profile tests for his administration-in-waiting, President-elect Donald Trump predicted Monday that all of his Cabinet picks would win Senate confirmation, while insisting there is a “very simple, very easy” way to disentangle himself from his global business empire before he takes office.
Trump’s confidence comes as lawmakers in both parties eagerly await the submission of ethics forms from Cabinet nominees, including at least two billionaires whose extensive personal financial dealings have never faced public scrutiny.
“I think they'll all pass,” Trump said between private meetings in his Manhattan sky rise, describing his Cabinet picks as “all at the highest level.”
Senators are set to question Trump’s picks for the nation’s top diplomat, lead law enforcement officer, and head of homeland security, among at least nine picks set to parade before Senate committees beginning Tuesday. A day later, Trump faces reporters for his first formal news conference in nearly six months.
Among the topics he’s expected to address will be how the New York real estate magnate will build a firewall between his presidency and his global empire. Trump has pledged to step away from the Trump Organization during his time in office, but he has not yet provided any details.
Trump insisted Monday it would be “simple” for him to disentangle himself from his extensive international business interests. The details, he said, would have to wait until Wednesday’s news conference.
