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Donald Trump promised to keep his business and his presidency separate. Two years and many entanglements later, they face expanding investigations. bit.ly/2XYhz6K

We tracked Trump’s 19 promises by reviewing state and federal records, documents assembled by prosecutors and other news organizations. Together, they offer the clearest picture to date of Trump’s efforts to separate his government from his business interests.

Here are all 19.

Even without the new deals, Trump’s former business partners have continued working and an influx of deals could be on the table once Trump leaves the White House. bit.ly/2XYhz6K

Trump’s most visible involvement with his business since taking office has been repeated visits to his properties, which experts say has brought valuable publicity to them. Trump has visited one of his branded properties on more than a quarter of his days in office.

If the Trump Organization has such a policy, it’s not reflected in any documents available to the public.

None of the Trump Organization records that have become public define exactly what the company and its lawyers mean by “deals” or identify which ones were pending at the time Trump took office. bit.ly/2XYhz6K

The Trump Organization has continued to push forward on early-stage development deals made before Trump was elected.

Bobby Burchfield, the company's ethics adviser, told USA TODAY in November 2017 that the company uses a four-part test to evaluate deals.

Trump’s sons ended up scrapping a deal earlier this month to open two hotels chains, citing the hostile political climate. Some of the hotels were planned in areas that favored Trump in the 2016 election.

There is no way of knowing whether the president’s sons run information or decisions by him, including during some of their many White House and campaign trail visits. bit.ly/2XYhz6K

Fred Tansill, a Washington-area attorney, said it would be difficult to fully insulate Trump from the details because much of the information about how his business is performing could appear on his personal tax returns, which he must sign.

While Trump and his sons promised not to share new information, his son Eric said in a March 2017 interview with Forbes that he would continue to provide his father with updates “on the bottom line, profitability reports and stuff like that, but you know, that’s about it.”

The Trump Organization has not released the trust agreement itself, which would include more information on how it operates. It allows Trump to retain his businesses and withdraw funds on request. bit.ly/2XYhz6K

The list of the 488 entities reflects the breadth of the Trump Organization’s sprawling international business empire, from the holding companies for domestic golf clubs to corporations associated with planned developments in Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan that never broke ground.

Bobby Burchfield, who was the top lawyer on President George H.W. Bush’s 1992 re-election campaign, is the Trump Organization's independent ethics adviser.

The Ivanka Trump fashion brand closed in July 2018. The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has noted the brand received trademarks from the Chinese government while the fashion line was still active and Trump was serving in the White House.

Trump’s financial disclosure statement does not indicate he holds any publicly traded stocks or other investments.

All assets held by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust should be listed in Trump’s financial disclosure statement. The document does not list assets other those specified in the white paper. bit.ly/2XYhz6K

George Sorial is the chief compliance officer of the Trump Organization.

While the social accounts are largely free of references to the presidency, Trump’s biography on the Trump Organization website does reference the office. And Trump's sons frequently mix discussions of the business and praise for the president in their personal social posts.

The Trump Organization in May released a copy of its policy for donating foreign profits after USA TODAY reported that it had refused to do so. bit.ly/2XYhz6K