President-elect Donald Trump’s team submitted an ethics plan guiding the conduct of its members throughout the transition period that does not appear to include provisions for one key member of the team: the president himself.

The Presidential Transition Enhancement Act, which Trump signed into law in March 20202, requires presidential candidates to “create and release an ethics plan for their transition team prior to the election,” according to the nonprofit, nonpartisan Center for Presidential Transition.

Breaking with past practice, President-elect Donald J. Trump has not agreed to disclose the donors paying for his planning effort or to limit their contributions.

President-elect Donald Trump’s team has signed an agreement with the Biden White House unlocking key transition briefings and activities after a lengthy delay that stemmed, in part, from the Trump team’s concerns over a mandatory ethics agreement.

The president-elect’s team said it would disclose donors’ names and not take donations from foreigners, but it isn’t legally bound to adhere to those promises.

With a full slate of cabinet nominees selected, and a roster of White House advisers announced, President-Elect Donald Trump officially launched the presidential transition this week by signing an agreement with the White House that allows for the transfer of information between the outgoing and incoming administrations.

The Trump transition team's code of ethics appears to carve out an exception for a specific person, CNN reported Wednesday: Donald Trump himself. "'There does not appear to be a provision addressing the requirement for the president-elect to address his conflicts of interest,