5 Questions Donald Trump Probably Won't Answer: Week 1

It's been less than a week since Donald J. Trump became the president-elect of the United States. And while there are literally hundreds of uncertainties about how he will govern America, it's already pretty clear that his relationship with the press while President will likely look very similar to how he behaved as a presidential candidate. He'll dole out an interview here and there in order to appear as if he's "transparent," while he dodges press conferences and abuses/ignores the press pool.

As a result there are a lot of questions that he just won't have to answer until he feels like it.  In that spirit, I'm going to post five questions here each Sunday that would be on the top of my list of items I'd ask the president-elect. They might not be the most important questions of the week, but they are specific things I believe he should address.

1) You are well known for insisting that all of your Trump Organization executive sign a strict non-disclosure agreement. Aside from the normal security clearance-related restrictions on discussing non-public conversations, do you you plan to have any members of your administration sign additional non-disclosure agreements related to their interactions with you?

2) There have been a number of stories in the press that speculate you are planning to only live in the White House part-time during your presidential term. Given that the cost of providing security for the president increases substantially when away from the White House, do you think it's worth the extra costs to the American taxpayer just so you can sleep in your own bed?

3) During the campaign, you frequently cited an ongoing audit of your personal and business taxes as the reason why you were declining to release your personal tax information. As president, you'll have the ability to influence the IRS, so do you think it would be more transparent to have any investigation of your taxes or other business dealings overseen by an independent prosecutor or investigator?

4) You're previously said that all of your business dealings will be put into a blind trust that will be overseen by some of your children. Given that you've also said that your children are some of your most trusted advisors, do you think their duel roles as advisors and financial trustees could be seen as a conflict of interest?

5) As president-elect, do you think it's wise to attack the media or anyone else on Twitter? Shouldn't an American president be more focused on larger issues?

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