Kellyanne Conway Promotes Ivanka Trump Brand, Raising Ethics Concerns

[Rolfe]

Kellyanne Conway Promotes Ivanka Trump Brand, Raising Ethics Concerns

Kellyanne Conway, one of President Trump’s top advisers, may have violated federal ethics rules on Thursday by urging people to buy fashion products marketed by Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter, legal experts said.

“Go buy Ivanka’s stuff is what I would say,” Ms. Conway, whose title is counselor to the president, said in an interview with Fox News. “I’m going to give a free commercial here: Go buy it today everybody, you can find it online.”

Federal ethics rules state that an employee of the government’s executive branch “shall not use his public office for his own private gain, for the endorsement of any product, service or enterprise, or for the private gain of friends, relatives, or persons with whom the employee is affiliated in a nongovernmental capacity.” Legal experts said Ms. Conway appeared to have violated those rules.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/us/politics/kellyanne-conway-ivanka-trump-ethics.html

*facepalm*

 

[Lewis]

**snooze**

 

[InTheLight]

**snooze**

And if Hillary had said this about some product when she was Secretary of State I'm certain the reaction would not be yawning.

Sent from my Moto Droid Turbo.

 

[Rolfe]

**snooze**

That is the type of reaction that allows politicians to get away with all types of corruption.

 

[Crabtownboy]

**snooze**

And here I thought you were a law and order man.

 

[777]

More hyperbole over a plug for some clothes . . . look, they are right that this is a violation of a rule but you'd think this was the second coming of Watergate with all these hysterics.

"Jaw dropping", nope - all they have to do, and Trump is the one to "punish" KellyAnne, is to tell her she can wear it but she can't say it. Jay Carney once gave a press conference and pushed his wife's book, it's no bigger than that.

 

[Lewis]

Obama backed "green" technology companies with billions in tax credits and loan guarantees. Companies that just happened to support him with large campaign contributions. LINK
KellyAnne's comment was not even in the same league, and she just responded to a direct question with an opinion. Now she knows better.

 

[Crabtownboy]

Obama backed "green" technology companies with billions in tax credits and loan guarantees. Companies that just happened to support him with large campaign contributions. LINK
KellyAnne's comment was not even in the same league, and she just responded to a direct question with an opinion. Now she knows better.

Completely different topics. Obama did not ask you to use their products.

 

[Lewis]

Completely different topics. Obama did not ask you to use their products.

Worse, he used taxpayer money to play favorites and push his "green" agenda. Favorites who just happened to contribute to his campaign.

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