Eleanor Roosevelt advertises the airline industry.
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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Jason Chaffetz may fool his mormon friends, but he will never fool me. This POS is on the other side.
Agreed.
Good grief....he is mormon too?
So “discipline” Conway.
No recess for a week.
What does Elijah Cummings suggest?
Stoning? Whipping?
Maybe the Cercei Lannister walk of shame?
When the democrat president is attacked democrats circle the wagons to defend him.
They put up a solid front and thumb their noses at the rest of the world.
When the republican president is attacked there are always republicans who join in to help the democrats.
They don’t want to seem biased or ungentlemanly.
“Ethics” in the District of Corruption. ROTFLMAO! Never happen.
Eight years of the most evil corrupt administration since Clinton and the ‘Ethics Office’ decides to spout off over THIS?
Drain the swamp along with the Democrat Ethics Office!
Bullshit to the extreme!
Send her to her room without supper.
Time to primary Chaffetz. Obviously, he has gone over to the Dark Side. Funny nobody worried about “ethics” when the Bonzo regime was in power. FUJC
I thought it was a pretty funny remark. Don’t these people have a sense of humor?
Yes he did. But do you recall an instance of him or his staff suggesting the public go buy his book?
Lets compare apples with apples.
President Trump's immediate resignation. That's what they all want and what we need to understand.
No she shouldn’t resign, but she should face some sort of punishment it was a clear violation even if it was understandable.
Really? THIS is what they are worried about?
Same ole shit different day. Sure didn’t take em long.
President Trump should respond with The Middle Finger Salute!
Then say he’ll discipline Conway the week after Saint Hillary arrives in her jail cell.
Let those without sin cast the first stone...
Tell ethics to stuff it.
Illegal aliens flooding our country...Blacks killing at ahuge pace in Chicago...Muslim murders and rapes...Riots on our streets....
And these numbnuts in Congress are “concerned” about KellyAnne Conway saying something about a clothing line???
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