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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:21 PM Feb 2017

WH Spox Says Conway Was 'Counseled' For Pushing Ivanka Trump Products

Source: Talking Points Memo

By ESME CRIBB Published FEBRUARY 9, 2017, 2:10 PM EDT

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday that President Donald Trump's top adviser Kellyanne Conway "has been counseled" for urging Fox News viewers to buy products from Ivanka Trump's clothing and accessories line. He declined to comment further.

"Questions have been raised after Kellyanne Conway did an interview, I believe it was with Fox News this morning, where she appeared to, from the confines of the Brady briefing room, promote the products of Ivanka Trump," a reporter asked Spicer during his daily briefing. "Do you believe that she crossed an ethical line here?"

"Kellyanne has been counseled and that's all we're going to go with," Spicer replied. "She's been counseled on that subject, and that's it."

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WH Spox Says Conway Was 'Counseled' For Pushing Ivanka Trump Products (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2017 OP

If a Democrat - fired before lunchtime. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #1

And Chaffetz would be launching an investigation. Arkansas Granny Feb 2017 #2

Before lunch. Which means the GOP are not patriots, Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #4

Chaffetz issued a severe finger wagging. yellowcanine Feb 2017 #16

So, that's what the kids are calling it now. n/t Friend or Foe Feb 2017 #3

Damn the"counseled",,,, Cryptoad Feb 2017 #5

lololol lmao wordpix Feb 2017 #7

counseled by whom? Pres. Bannon or the so-called president, which? wordpix Feb 2017 #6

add: seems Spicer wants to defend KellyCon over the "counselor" wordpix Feb 2017 #9

Trump called her and... Adrahil Feb 2017 #10

And I bet the back of her hand still smarts mac56 Feb 2017 #8

...yawn... spiderpig Feb 2017 #11

"counseled" "rewarded" More_Cowbell Feb 2017 #12

'Counseled' as in . . . fleur-de-lisa Feb 2017 #13

She and Spicer have to report to the republican president after every appearance for review. Sunlei Feb 2017 #14

Lol, Fox viewers watoos Feb 2017 #15

"YOUR WORDS!!!!!" They_Live Feb 2017 #17

That's strike 3.. doesn't she have a least a couple for LYING to the Cha Feb 2017 #18

She gets 'counseled'. But it is perfectly OK when Trump does it. Stonepounder Feb 2017 #19

"But it is perfectly OK when Trump does it." BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #20

I call bullshit NastyRiffraff Feb 2017 #21

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. If a Democrat - fired before lunchtime.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:23 PM

Feb 2017

Arkansas Granny

(31,518 posts)

2. And Chaffetz would be launching an investigation.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:26 PM

Feb 2017

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

4. Before lunch. Which means the GOP are not patriots,

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:26 PM

Feb 2017

and in fact are enemies of patriots.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)

16. Chaffetz issued a severe finger wagging.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 04:14 PM

Feb 2017

Friend or Foe

(195 posts)

3. So, that's what the kids are calling it now. n/t

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:26 PM

Feb 2017

Cryptoad

(8,254 posts)

5. Damn the"counseled",,,,

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:27 PM

Feb 2017

we want criminal charges filed, !

wordpix

(18,652 posts)

7. lololol lmao

Reply to Cryptoad (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:28 PM

Feb 2017

wordpix

(18,652 posts)

6. counseled by whom? Pres. Bannon or the so-called president, which?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:27 PM

Feb 2017

inquiring minds want to know

wordpix

(18,652 posts)

9. add: seems Spicer wants to defend KellyCon over the "counselor"

Reply to wordpix (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:29 PM

Feb 2017

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

10. Trump called her and...

Reply to wordpix (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:33 PM

Feb 2017

said she should have mentioned SPECIFIC products. The endorsement was too weak.... you have "some of it!?" WEAK! SAD!!

mac56

(17,569 posts)

8. And I bet the back of her hand still smarts

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:28 PM

Feb 2017

from where they hit it with a ruler.

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)

11. ...yawn...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:34 PM

Feb 2017

(shakes head)

More_Cowbell

(2,191 posts)

12. "counseled" "rewarded"

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:43 PM

Feb 2017

Like anyone in the WH has any notion of ethics, even if they wanted to criticize her.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,627 posts)

13. 'Counseled' as in . . .

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:43 PM

Feb 2017

"You looked weak in your role as carnival barker for my precious Ivanka's line of junk for the rubes. Make it more convincing next time or YOU'RE FIRED !!!"

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

14. She and Spicer have to report to the republican president after every appearance for review.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:44 PM

Feb 2017

He watches their performances on his big TV, sometimes along with his current BF Bannon.

I bet he yells(counseled) at them too. I predict the job breaks Spicer soon.

watoos

(7,142 posts)

15. Lol, Fox viewers

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:45 PM

Feb 2017

couldn't afford Ivanka's socks let alone the shoes.

At least Fox viewers will be excellent at boycotting the store. Too funny.

They_Live

(3,236 posts)

17. "YOUR WORDS!!!!!"

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 04:17 PM

Feb 2017

!!!!

Cha

(297,323 posts)

18. That's strike 3.. doesn't she have a least a couple for LYING to the

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 04:31 PM

Feb 2017

American Public about "The Bowling Green Massacre" and Lying About spending time with her family when she was banned from cnn for the Sunday Show?

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)

19. She gets 'counseled'. But it is perfectly OK when Trump does it.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 04:47 PM

Feb 2017

The only think that I can figure is that after the GOP sold its collective soul to the devil, they fell behind in their payments and the devil foreclosed. The GOP is out to enrich themselves and turn all the rest of us into serfs.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

20. "But it is perfectly OK when Trump does it."

Reply to Stonepounder (Reply #19)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 05:59 PM

Feb 2017

<...>

While Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are not subject to ethical regulations and laws for federal employees, Conway, who is a counselor to the president, is. Among the rules: An employee shall not use his or her office "for the endorsement of any product, service or enterprise."

"For whatever reason, the White House staff evidently believes that they are protected from the law the same way the president and vice president are," said Stuart Gilman, a former special assistant to the director of Office of Government Ethics.

He called the Conway comments "incredible," adding that they risk wrecking the U.S. reputation around the world as a model for government employee ethics.

<..>

http://6abc.com/news/kellyanne-conway-counseled-after-brand-promotion/1746455/

30+ year fed and never knew this. Employees are literally carpet-bombed with Ethics training and reporting on a yearly basis but apparently not the top (I suppose because at one time, they were usually considered to be ones who would want to set an example for the employees... but alas). You might recall a certain Supreme Court Justice who failed to report his wife's activities for at least 5 years.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)

21. I call bullshit

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 06:45 PM

Feb 2017

If she was counseled, it was before the Fox appearance, by Dump, telling her to push Ivanka's stuff.

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