Posted on 02/14/2017 1:29:27 PM PST by ColdOne
Go buy Ivanka's stuff, is what I would tell you. ... I hate shopping but I'm going to go get some for myself today,” Conway said. “I'm going to give it a free commercial here, go buy it today.”
That provoked an outcry from Democrats who have long alleged that the first family is seeking to personally profit off the White House. Ethics groups also filed complaints alleging impropriety.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) described Conway’s remarks as “over the line” and “unacceptable.” He and ranking member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) wrote a joint letter to the OGE seeking guidance.
On Tuesday, the OGE responded with the letter to Passantino, Chaffetz, Cummings and Don McGahn, the counsel to the president, saying that Conway’s remarks were a clear violation of Standards of Conduct implemented under former President George H.W. Bush that prohibit government employees from misusing their official positions.
“Executive branch officials should use the authority entrusted to them for the benefit of the American people and not for private profit,” Schaub wrote.
“These facts, if true, would establish a clear violation of the prohibition against misuse of position. I note that the OGE’s regulation on misuse of position offers as an example the hypothetical case of a presidential appointee appearing in a television commercial to promote a product. Ms. Conway’s actions track that example almost exactly. Therefore, I recommend that the White House investigate Ms. Conway’s actions and consider taking disciplinary action against her.”
Spicer has said that Conway “has been counseled” on the matter, an apparent indication she had been reprimanded.
In an interview last Thursday on CNN, Conway said she’d spoken with Trump about the incident and that the president stands behind her “100 percent.”
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If she resigns over this, then that is pure wrong.
When any Republican teams up with Cummings, we are in a bad way. Yikes. I guess they all would prefer President Clinton because there was no other Republican who could have won the election.
And Hillary telling people, companies and leaders of various countries they need to donate Millions of Dollars to the Clinton Foundation was OK.
...and Odungo didn’t profit from his book while in the White Hut?
Preposterous!
Look at the Obama White House and the Clinton family.
Discipline? No freakin way!
She’s already been disciplined. She was talked to. I worked for the State of New York, and verbally counseling an employee was the first step in the disciplinary process. The ethics office needs to step off on this.
When is the firing squad?
GFY, swamp rats.
Keep pushin’ it.
Maybe a 2 million dollar fine and a prison sentence of 44 years might work. (sarc)
They are showing self-righteous outrage over this insignificant action, but showed NONE over bammy’s betrayal of this country.
Chaffetz is afraid of the leftist rabble!
Done. She was verbally counseled.
Next.
I would Tweet, “I, President, Donald Trump, have in fact insisted Ms Conway perform one 360degree turn-around with her eyes closed as punishment for the perceived ethics violation”
Ignore it.Moochele the Wookie publically supported ghetto clothing makers.
Bkmk
Three “Our Father’s” and three “Hail Mary’s.”
They immediately said she was counseled.
Trump needs to tell them to cram it.
He also needs to go full speed ahead in getting Hillary Clinton and Obama indicted.
All this petty shit is to take the focus off of them.
One hundred times on the blackboard I will not say Ivanka’s name again.
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