Trump’s Stock in Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Company Raises Concern
Native American protestors and their supporters are confronted by security during a demonstration against work being done for the Dakota Access Pipeline near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, on Sept. 3, 2016.
Photographer: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty ImagesWashington (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump holds stock in the company building the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, and pipeline opponents warn that Trump's investments could affect any decision he makes on the $3.8 billion project as president.
Concern about Trump's possible conflicts comes amid protests that unfold daily along the proposed pipeline route. The dispute over the route has intensified in recent weeks, with total arrests since August rising to 528. A recent clash near the main protest camp in North Dakota left a police officer and several protesters injured.