Trump Tweets: 'I Will Be Leaving My Great Business'

President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter early Wednesday to reveal in a series of posts that he'll be leaving his massive business interests so he can "fully focus on running the country."

The news came in a series of tweets, the first of which offered a cliffhanger of sorts, but which together indicate he'll be turning his enterprises over to his children.

I will be holding a major news conference in New York City with my children on December 15 to discuss the fact that I will be leaving my ...

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2016

great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country in order to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! While I am not mandated to ....

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2016

do this under the law, I feel it is visually important, as President, to in no way have a conflict of interest with my various businesses..

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2016

Hence, legal documents are being crafted which take me completely out of business operations. The Presidency is a far more important task!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2016

Trump's move comes in the wake of pressure on him to take steps to avoid potential conflicts of interest between governing and profiting in the private sector.