It’s a series of events that would give pause to any sentient corporate board. You offer the job to a new CEO. He says yes, but tells you that acceptance doesn’t mean he will be giving up the old job — and, by the way, you are getting clear signals that he might still feel more loyalty to the old company. The board of directors hires him anyway. The scenario is not hypothetical. The “firm” in question is the U.S., and the new CEO, President-elect Donald Trump. Unless something unexpected happens, the electoral process will soon confirm a new U.S. president who has done nothing to satisfy concerns over his many conflicts of interests. Both domestically and internationally, Trump’s looming interlocking business and presidential interests and obligations are much more substantial than any other U.S. president in history. So much so, in fact, that experts say Trump stands to be in violation of the law the moment he takes office. The U.S.…