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Are the new Trump $1 coins legal?

Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd talks with Richard Painter, former chief White House ethics lawyer under former President George W. Bush, about the new $1 gold-colored coins featuring President Trump’s portrait in honor of the country’s 250th birthday.

Are they legal, and is there a precedent for a sitting president to be featured on currency?

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.1115589

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