Why are Trump's Nepotism and Conflicts of Interest Tolerated?

When President Trump appointed his son-in-law Jared Kushner as a senior advisor, the appointment appeared to run afoul of the federal anti-nepotism statute. The statute specifies both that the prohibition against hiring family members applies to the president and that sons-in-law are family members. Given the even closer proximity of their relationship, President Trump’s more recent hiring of his daughter Ivanka Trump seems to be an even more apparent violation of the statute. Overturning decades of precedent,[ii] however, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel released an opinion shortly after Mr. Kushner’s appointment concluding that, based on another statute, the president is exempt from the anti-nepotism statute when hiring White House employees.[iii]

Whether or not this legal analysis holds up, President Trump’s hiring of his son-in-law and daughter undoubtedly violates the intended purpose of the anti-nepotism statute. Originally passed after President Kennedy appointed his brother as attorney general, the statute manifestly aims to prevent the president from appointing family members to government positions.[iv] Allowing nepotism – especially at the highest level of government – undermines the integrity of the Administration’s policy making.

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SonOfDaedalus said:

So, Trump has his son-in-law and daughter working in the White House. They have absolutely no qualifications or experience. And Trump has not put his companies in a blind trust so he has all kinds of conflicts of interests. Maybe being tough on Russia is bad for Trump's business. It's insane that this is allowed.

NEPOTISM AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST – JARED KUSHNER AND IVANKA TRUMP



https://www.citizensforethics.org/nepotism-conflicts-interest-jared-kushner-ivanka-trump/

Why is this tolerate? How does Trump get away with this?

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cuban smokes said:

Trump is POTUS. He has absolutely no political qualifications or political experience. MAGA ...........

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Donald Trump has a long history of putting family members in leadership and executive management positions regardless of experience, knowledge, or competence. During my time working for Trump, I watched him delegate major responsibility to both his then-wife Ivana and his brother Robert, despite the fact that neither had any background or understanding of the casino industry.

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