Ivanka Trump's Chinese trademarks raise questions about potential conflicts of interest-4
Watchdogs have criticized
President Trump for bringing
his family into the
administration, as well as
their decision not to
completely disentangle from their sprawling businesses. "Trump and his
family are in
the unique position to profit
directly from his public
service," according OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan watchdog that tracks money
in politics. The president has denied that
there are any conflicts of
interest. An Office of Legal
Counsel memo last year,
issued in response to
questions about Ivanka Trump's husband and senior
White House advisor Jared
Kushner, said the White House is exempt from anti-
nepotism laws. Experts have said the
trademarks may have been expedited because of Trump's
popularity in the country, though it is not clear that the
pace of approval is unusual.
The applications for the
trademarks were made more
than a year ago, in early
2017, according to online records. Source:CNBC
President Trump for bringing
his family into the
administration, as well as
their decision not to
completely disentangle from their sprawling businesses. "Trump and his
family are in
the unique position to profit
directly from his public
service," according OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan watchdog that tracks money
in politics. The president has denied that
there are any conflicts of
interest. An Office of Legal
Counsel memo last year,
issued in response to
questions about Ivanka Trump's husband and senior
White House advisor Jared
Kushner, said the White House is exempt from anti-
nepotism laws. Experts have said the
trademarks may have been expedited because of Trump's
popularity in the country, though it is not clear that the
pace of approval is unusual.
The applications for the
trademarks were made more
than a year ago, in early
2017, according to online records. Source:CNBC
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