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In response to "I am not a lawyer at all, so I'll let you all form an opinion. KellyAnne Conway endorsed/gave a commercial for Ivanka's products today -- (link)" by ty97

Twitter is claiming this violates federal ethics laws -- (link)

Posted by ty97 Feb 9 '17, 07:31

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https://twitter.com/ChrisLu44/status/829689186949148674 (twitter.com)

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- "for the endorsement of any product......for the private gain of friends" - ty97 Feb 9, 07:47 8
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    - She's a paid government employee (advisor to the President) who was giving in an interview in her official capacity of that role. -- (edited) - ty97 Feb 9, 07:50 6
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        But as I said below, can her endorsement be said to be for the private gain of 'a friend' -- (edited) - ty97 Feb 9, 07:54 4
        
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        but, emails! -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 08:09 2
        
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        As in she stands up when she is is sitting down? - Marlowe Feb 9, 08:50
- Or for the private gain of friends, relatives or persons with whom the employee is affiliated in a nongovernmental capacity. That's where she seems to - Krusty Feb 9, 07:46 4
  - The counter-argument would be that they are not friends and that their relationship is governmental (they both work for POTUS) -- nm* - ty97 Feb 9, 07:48 2
    - (wait, does Ivanka work for POTUS, or is she just a personal advisor. Not sure) -- nm - ty97 Feb 9, 07:48 1
      - Ivanka doesn't work for POTUS at all. only jared. that's why it's so messed up that she went to japan with him. -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 9, 08:02
  - As well as endorsing a product. -- nm - Krusty Feb 9, 07:47
ya think -- nm - Beaker Feb 9, 07:38
Every violation of law that the right fantasized Obama was committing will actually be committed by the Trump admin. - TWuG Feb 9, 07:36
Laws are really just recommendations. They only apply if someone has the stones to enforce them. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 9, 07:33 2
- Right. It's clearly breaking the rules, but who ultimately cares enough to do something about it? That's the issue. -- nm - volnelk Feb 9, 07:35
- "And thirdly, the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules." -- nm - TWuG Feb 9, 07:34

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