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House Oversight Dem Elijah Cummings Wants Committee to Look Into Conway for Plugging Ivanka Brand
Mediaite.com ^ | 1:54 pm, February 9th, 2017 | by Josh Feldman |

Posted on 02/09/2017 12:53:29 PM PST by drewh

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee wants the committee to look into potential disciplinary action against Kellyanne Conway for plugging Ivanka Trump‘s brand on Fox News this morning.

After President Trump raised ethical questions with his tweet about Nordstrom yesterday, Conway repeatedly encouraged Fox viewers this morning to go purchase goods from the company run by the president’s daughter.

Elijah Cummings, ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to committee chair Jason Chaffetz calling Conway’s remarks “a textbook violation of government ethics laws and regulations enacted to prevent the abuse of an employee’s government position.”

He calls Conway’s breach of ethics rules “jaw-dropping” and wants the committee to take action:

Since the Committee has direct jurisdiction over the ethics laws applicable to White House employees, I request that the Committee make an official referral of this matter to the Office of Government Ethics and request that it report back to the Committee as soon as possible with its findings.

For the record, Chaffetz was asked about Trump’s Nordstrom tweet yesterday and said he didn’t see the big deal about it.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has already filed an ethics complaint against Conway.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: cummings; grabyourwallet; ivanka; ivankabrand; kellyanne; kellyanneconway; trump
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1 posted on 02/09/2017 12:53:29 PM PST by drewh
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To: drewh

Oh for gawd’s sakes . . . the Dims have a cow over this and ignore all of hilLIAR’s et al transgressions

Desperation City


2 posted on 02/09/2017 12:57:45 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW BOYCOTT Mexico NFL PepsiCO Kellogg's)
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To: drewh
They will blow this up into something bigger than Iran-contra.

Next look for calls for a Special Prosecutor.

3 posted on 02/09/2017 12:58:16 PM PST by AU72
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To: drewh

Last I heard, KellyAnne is NOT an elected or appointed official of the government...She is a private civilian working for Trump...not the government...

Seems she is free to endorse or support whoever the hell she wants...


4 posted on 02/09/2017 12:58:23 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: drewh
Oh for 😭 out loud....these a$$e$ make me sick!!!
5 posted on 02/09/2017 12:58:54 PM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: drewh

It’s the greatest crime of the 21st century. Perhaps of all time. Surely Trump will be impeached now!


6 posted on 02/09/2017 12:59:24 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: drewh

Elijah Cummings is a racist sexist.


7 posted on 02/09/2017 12:59:49 PM PST by chris37 (Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Actually, normally I’d have a problem with what she said as well. But in this case the brand IS the story. She was making a political statement. It would be like telling people to buy Chick-Fil-A after the brand’s leader made those comments.


8 posted on 02/09/2017 12:59:59 PM PST by Mr. Douglas (Best. Election. EVER!)
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To: A_Former_Democrat
FR caucus rule 19, dagnabbit rules!!


9 posted on 02/09/2017 1:00:46 PM PST by drewh
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To: drewh

Obama would send a stern letter and draw a line in the sand.


10 posted on 02/09/2017 1:01:26 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: drewh

after conducting a thorough investigation, I find the defendant very not guilty


11 posted on 02/09/2017 1:02:16 PM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: chris37

HEY ELIJAH, we’ll get right in that as soon as WE investigate your income tax problems!!!! STHU!!!!


12 posted on 02/09/2017 1:02:23 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: ClearCase_guy
It’s the greatest crime of the 21st century. Perhaps of all time. Surely President Trump will be impeached now!

Indeed, I need a lot more 'evidence' to decide gulty or not guilty!


13 posted on 02/09/2017 1:04:42 PM PST by drewh
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The card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, a Negro name elijah Cummings, has a history, while in office, of going after white women who have spoken their minds, and are contrary to his thoughts.

He has sicced the IRS on a businesswoman, remember??

He, now, wants to waste the tax-payers’ monies, chasing down and harassing a blonde woman on President Trump’s staff.


14 posted on 02/09/2017 1:04:47 PM PST by Terry L Smith
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Well, maybe I was wrong and she IS employed by the White House, but she isn’t an elected official...It STILL seems she should be able to endorse what she wants...


15 posted on 02/09/2017 1:05:21 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: drewh

While the entire Congress pulls strings for every wealthy big business at the expense of the taxpayer.


16 posted on 02/09/2017 1:05:46 PM PST by Newbomb Turk (Hey Newbomb, where's your brothers ElCamino ?)
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To: drewh

I’ll save the House Oversight Committee a lot of time and trouble. I’ve conducted an independent investigation of Kellyanne Conway’s alleged “breach of ethics” and have reached the following conclusions: 1) Elijah Cummings is a complete and utterly worthless POS and 2) buy Ivanka Trump’s brand of clothing.


17 posted on 02/09/2017 1:06:00 PM PST by lakecumberlandvet (APPEASEMENT NEVER WORKS.)
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To: morphing libertarian
I am leaning not guilty.


18 posted on 02/09/2017 1:07:16 PM PST by drewh
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To: drewh

We want our president and his staff to promote products that are Made in America.


19 posted on 02/09/2017 1:07:41 PM PST by Timpanagos1
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To: drewh

That’s it, Trump is finished!


20 posted on 02/09/2017 1:08:14 PM PST by Rebelbase
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