President-elect Donald J. Trump and his eldest daughter, Ivanka, during a campaign event in Aston, Pa., in September.

By MAGGIE HABERMAN
and ERIC LIPTON
JANUARY 18, 2017
WASHINGTON — The photo of Donald J.
Trump has disappeared from the website of
Trump Tower Philippines , as has the link to
Ivanka Trump ’s jewelry line.
The same is true of the photo of members of
the Trump family — including Ms. Trump in
the back of a limousine — that was once
featured on the website of Trump Towers
Pune, a city outside Mumbai, India. And on
the website of Trump International Realty , the
biographies and photos of Mr. Trump and his
daughter also have, in recent days, been taken
down.
These and other moves reflect a series of
changes to how the Trump Organization
intends to promote the most famous members
of the Trump family, as the company and the
president-elect take further steps to avoid
potential conflicts of interest before Mr.
Trump moves into the White House on Friday.
While Mr. Trump has decided not to divest his
holdings in his namesake company, he is
turning over its management to his two adult
sons and to an internal compliance officer —
a step that is now becoming more visible
around the world with changes to how the
Trump Organization properties are promoted.
In a statement, Amanda Miller, a
spokeswoman for Mr. Trump’s company, said
that it will “no longer actively utilize Donald
Trump’s image or likeness for the marketing
or promotion of the Trump Organization and
its portfolio of properties.”

“This applies to both owned and licensed
properties in both the United States and
abroad,” the statement continued.
It is a process, company officials said, that will
take some time to resolve, given how
frequently his name is used — as images of
Mr. Trump still appear in certain locations,
such as Trump International Golf Club in
Dubai, whose website as of Wednesday still
featured a “ welcome from Donald J. Trump .”
Some of the changes include the use of Ms.
Trump’s name in connection with the Trump
Organization. She is not taking an official
White House position — for the moment —
and is not required to make such changes
under the law. Ms. Trump intends to serve
informally as an outside adviser to her father,
including lobbying members of Congress on
issues such as child-care payments.

Interactive Graphic | Before
and After: Removing Donald
J. Trump From the Trump
Brand Over the last week, the
Trump Organization and
some of its marketing
partners have been removing
imagery of Mr. Trump and
Ms. Trump from their
websites.

In an attempt to avoid criticism, Ms. Trump is
stepping down from the Trump Organization
and has left her management role at her self-
named apparel and licensing business, hiring
someone else to take over operations.
Ms. Trump has also decided against moving
ahead with an agreement with a Japanese
company , Sanei International, to open stores
with her brand in Japan, a spokesman said.
The Development Bank of Japan has an
ownership stake in Sanei’s parent firm, and
Ms. Trump’s decision to sit in on her father’s
first meeting with the prime minister of Japan
spurred widespread criticism.
Ms. Trump will donate the net proceeds as
well as the advance from her upcoming book,
“Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for
Success,” to charities, according to a statement
from he book’s publisher, Portfolio.
But Ms. Trump’s name will remain on her
brand , which sells products targeting working
women, such as clothing, jewelry and
handbags.
Ms. Trump’s allies, and her husband’s lawyer,
Jamie S. Gorelick, argue that she is going
above and beyond what she needs to do.
“Ivanka has taken several steps, not required
by the law, to avoid potential conflicts of
interest,” Ms. Gorelick said in a statement.
“She is in a unique position and is committed
to putting appropriate measures in place.”
Critics say these moves are superficial changes
that, without full divestiture, will not prevent
the family from benefiting financially from
Mr. Trump’s presidency.
For instance, Ms. Trump’s presence in the
White House could still boost sales of her
apparel business. Similarly, Mr. Trump’s
presence will benefit the Trump Organization
in general, said Robert Weissman, president
of Public Citizen, a nonprofit group.
“This will do nothing to address the
underlying conflict-of-interest issues,” Mr.
Weissman said. “Those conflicts are related to
the ownership interests. They will be still
profiting. This does little more than
marginally affecting the optics.”
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