10 ways Trump could address his trouble with conflicts of interest

5. Appoint a corporate monitor

New York Times Dealbook columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin suggested the Trump Organization appoint an outside monitor: someone with a sterling reputation who would have full access inside the company and would report to the public on potential conflicts. Sorkin suggested Kenneth Feinberg, the lawyer who oversaw victims compensation funds from the Sept. 11 attacks and the BP oil spill.

Feinberg told POLITICO he wasn’t interested in the job and hasn’t discussed the possibility with the transition.

But the general idea does appear to have gained some traction. Former House Speaker and one-time possible Trump running mate Newt Gingrich said in an early December interview he’d been urging Trump to turn the company over to his children while appointing a panel of three to five people — like former Attorney General Michael Mukasey and other respected legal experts — who’d meet monthly and review the company’s books “and make sure in no way it’s being used to the advantage of Trump.”