It seems that the Ivanka Trump / Nordstrom saga still has a little bit of juice left in it. After Trump raised eyebrows by raging at the department store chain for dropping Ivanka’s brand, basically everyone was a little concerned about the implications of a sitting president using his position to enrich a family member. But hey!
My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017
Kellyanne Conway on Fox News urged viewers to “go buy Ivanka’s stuff” — potentially violating federal law: https://t.co/626kB23GwP pic.twitter.com/xkXP9DqT8u
— Media Matters (@mmfa) February 9, 2017
This is the federal ethics law that @KellyannePolls just violated
cc: @OfficeGovEthics @jasoninthehouse pic.twitter.com/EivJeFd7wY— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) February 9, 2017
This is jaw-dropping to me. This rule has been promulgated by the federal Office of Government Ethics as part of the Standards of Conduct for all executive branch employees and it applies to all members of the armed forces as well.
WH: Kellyanne Conway was “counseled” after promoting Ivanka Trump’s clothing and accessory brand during an interview https://t.co/UZGhv8nGkR
— CNN (@CNN) February 9, 2017