President Donald Trump hosted dozens of business leaders at the White House on Wednesday evening for a dinner in connection with his efforts to construct a multimillion-dollar ballroom that would seat over 650 individuals. CERL’s Professor Claire Finkelstein is quoted in exclusive reporting by the Wall Street Journal discussing the dinner affair and the pressure President Trump’s fundraising efforts place on corporations.  

Claire Finkelstein is the Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania. Read her bio here. 

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