A White House Endorsement of Ivanka Trump's Products: Audit finding

Date: 2017-02-09
Entry type: audit-finding
Current status: Cited analysis

Entities and roles

America First Audit: A White House Endorsement of Ivanka Trump's Productsaudit case
Donald J. Trumpcomparison subject

Claims and evidence

analysisdocumented
The White House product endorsement conflicted with the announced separation between public office and family business promotion; OGE recommended discipline, while the White House said Conway was counseled.
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