And she even admits she’s giving Ivanka a free commercial — from the White House.
Some are saying this is a potential violation of Ethics Rules.
*******************UPDATE #1***********************
Chris Lu, former Deputy Secretary of Labor under President Obama confirms it is a violation of Federal Ethics Law.
*******************UPDATE #2***********************
From the Washington Post:
President Trump’s official counselor, Kellyanne Conway, was “counseled” after she told TV audiences to “go buy Ivanka’s stuff,” the White House said Thursday.
Legal experts said Conway had broken a key ethics law banning federal employees from using their public office to endorse products. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday that Conway “has been counseled,” but offered no other comment.
… Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said Conway’s endorsement was ”clearly over the line” and “unacceptable.”
Earlier in the day, the committee’s ranking Democrat, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (Md.), had urged Chaffetz to support a review into what he called “a textbook violation of government ethics laws.” ...
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