Ivanka Trump hit by ethics watchdog over China trademarks
Source: Agence France-Presse
AFPNovember 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
The Liberal Lion
(1,414 posts)Wooha! I'm actually feeling good.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)is for VOTING MACHINES! Made in China??
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)Roy Rolling
(6,917 posts)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)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......