In Thursday’s episode of “QVC: White House Edition,” Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to President Trump, hawked his daughter’s fashion line on national television. Her words were “wrong, wrong, wrong, clearly over the line, unacceptable,” said Jason Chaffetz, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Mr. Chaffetz called for the White House to refer the matter to the Office of Government Ethics, which could recommend disciplinary actions against Ms. Conway, including suspension and loss of pay. (The White House said that she has been “counseled,” which sounds like something between a wink and a slap on the wrist.) Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWhatever happens to Ms. Conway, the deeper concern here is over the administration’s insistence on treating the White House as a wholly -owned subsidiary of the Trump Organization.

Source: New York Times February 10, 2017 01:41 UTC