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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 09:32 AM Nov 2018

Ivanka Trump hit by ethics watchdog over China trademarks

Source: Agence France-Presse



AFP•November 6, 2018

New York (AFP) - US first daughter and presidential advisor Ivanka Trump is facing ethics questions after she was granted Chinese trademark approvals for her brands in the midst of a trade war her father is leading against Beijing.

Ivanka Trump Marks LLC received preliminary approval for 16 new trademarks in October, according to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which on Monday released documents about the issue and said the approvals raised questions.

Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, both serve as advisors to President Donald Trump, and it is not the first time concerns over the potential conflict of interest with her business have been raised.

Trump also has faced criticism for failing to divest fully from his business.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/ivanka-trump-hit-ethics-watchdog-over-china-trademarks-205724050.html

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Ivanka Trump hit by ethics watchdog over China trademarks (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2018 OP
Let the investigations and lawsuits begin The Liberal Lion Nov 2018 #1
One of these trademarks Scarsdale Nov 2018 #2
so why is Russia the only nation accused of election tampering? Jeffersons Ghost Nov 2018 #4
Losers Roy Rolling Nov 2018 #3
THIS BASTARD SHOULD BE IN PRISON SOON ROB-ROX Nov 2018 #5

Roy Rolling

(6,917 posts)
3. Losers
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 09:57 AM
Nov 2018

Who would think it's a good business move to slap the Trump name on a building or product?

Oh yeah, she's a Trump.

ROB-ROX

(767 posts)
5. THIS BASTARD SHOULD BE IN PRISON SOON
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 03:01 PM
Nov 2018

She is a stupid corrupt criminals who will all be in a federal prison very soon. It may take years but each corrupt crook will be like nixon's turds who all went to prison beginning with AGNEW his vice president.....Congress will start bark at the clown prince next year 2019......

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