Revelations that President Donald Trump is personally liable for more than $400 million in debt are casting a shadow over his presidency that ethics experts say raises national security concerns he could be manipulated to sway U.S. policy by organizations or individuals he’s indebted to.

Ethics experts see national security concern in Trump’s reported personal debt | PBS NewsHour

Let’s stop focusing on the tax shenanigans, though they’re certainly important. Even more pressing is that this kind of situation would automatically disqualify most people from an entry-level government job because they’d be seen as susceptible to corruption.