In the constitutional oath of office, the President-Elect solemnly swears (or affirms) that he will "faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States . . .."
President-Elect Trump said in his interview with The New York Times that "the president can’t have a conflict of interest."
That, and other things he and his transition team have said, seem to give no recognition to the word "faithfully" in the constitutional oath of office.
Electors might, before they vote, require a written statement to be submitted by President-Elect Trump that he is aware of the word "faithfully" in the oath of office and that such statement set forth the President-Elect's understanding of what "faithfully" means relative to his conflicts of interest (in fact). Such statement might also address what role the President-Elect believes Congress has to play, including whether Congress has the power to make its own determination of whether a President is faithfully executing his office, and the power to impeach the President if the Congress determines that the President has not faithfully executed his office.
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