Newt Gingrich Thinks Nepotism Laws Shouldn’t Apply To Trump Administration

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Unbelievable.

"Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich sees no reason for ethics laws to keep President-elect Donald Trump from appointing certain people to his administration.
Gingrich suggested on Monday during an interview with NPR’s “The Diane Rehm Show” that Trump could sidestep anti-nepotism laws that would bar him from giving advisory roles to his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner.

“In the case of the president, he has a broad ability to organize the White House the way he wants to,” Gingrich said.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the nepotism statute into law in 1967, seven years after President John F. Kennedy appointed his brother Bobby Kennedy as attorney general. The law prevents public officials from employing or promoting relatives to a civilian position of an office within their jurisdiction.

Gingrich previously stated Trump might have to get a “waiver” in order to bypass the law. Now it seems the former House speaker doesn’t believe the law necessarily applies to the Trump administration at all."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...ump-nepotism-laws_us_5859256ce4b0b3ddfd8e8f75
 
evince said:
the republican party is going to sit back and watch him break law after law
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When Bill put his wife in charge of health care back in the 90s the right screamed bloody murder.

Then in this campaign the right complained that if Hillary won the "real" president would be Bill.

I don't know how trump and his followers could be more phony and hypocritical.
 
christiefan915 said:
Unbelievable.

"Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich sees no reason for ethics laws to keep President-elect Donald Trump from appointing certain people to his administration.
Gingrich suggested on Monday during an interview with NPR’s “The Diane Rehm Show” that Trump could sidestep anti-nepotism laws that would bar him from giving advisory roles to his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner.

“In the case of the president, he has a broad ability to organize the White House the way he wants to,” Gingrich said.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the nepotism statute into law in 1967, seven years after President John F. Kennedy appointed his brother Bobby Kennedy as attorney general. The law prevents public officials from employing or promoting relatives to a civilian position of an office within their jurisdiction.

Gingrich previously stated Trump might have to get a “waiver” in order to bypass the law. Now it seems the former House speaker doesn’t believe the law necessarily applies to the Trump administration at all."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...ump-nepotism-laws_us_5859256ce4b0b3ddfd8e8f75
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LBJ only signed the bill because he hated RFK. :D
 
christiefan915 said:
Unbelievable.

"Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich sees no reason for ethics laws to keep President-elect Donald Trump from appointing certain people to his administration.
Gingrich suggested on Monday during an interview with NPR’s “The Diane Rehm Show” that Trump could sidestep anti-nepotism laws that would bar him from giving advisory roles to his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner.

“In the case of the president, he has a broad ability to organize the White House the way he wants to,” Gingrich said.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the nepotism statute into law in 1967, seven years after President John F. Kennedy appointed his brother Bobby Kennedy as attorney general. The law prevents public officials from employing or promoting relatives to a civilian position of an office within their jurisdiction.

Gingrich previously stated Trump might have to get a “waiver” in order to bypass the law. Now it seems the former House speaker doesn’t believe the law necessarily applies to the Trump administration at all."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...ump-nepotism-laws_us_5859256ce4b0b3ddfd8e8f75
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bill clinton appointed hillary to something.

You cant appoint her secretary but she could definetly be an aide or staff or whatever
 
christiefan915 said:
Unbelievable.

"Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich sees no reason for ethics laws to keep President-elect Donald Trump from appointing certain people to his administration.
Gingrich suggested on Monday during an interview with NPR’s “The Diane Rehm Show” that Trump could sidestep anti-nepotism laws that would bar him from giving advisory roles to his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner.

“In the case of the president, he has a broad ability to organize the White House the way he wants to,” Gingrich said.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the nepotism statute into law in 1967, seven years after President John F. Kennedy appointed his brother Bobby Kennedy as attorney general. The law prevents public officials from employing or promoting relatives to a civilian position of an office within their jurisdiction.

Gingrich previously stated Trump might have to get a “waiver” in order to bypass the law. Now it seems the former House speaker doesn’t believe the law necessarily applies to the Trump administration at all."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...ump-nepotism-laws_us_5859256ce4b0b3ddfd8e8f75
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What a stretch....appointing your brother to Atty. General is a far cry from appointing family members to be advisors.....

In reality, Trump can take advice from whoever he wishes....in fact, they don't have to be paid advisors or even have any title at all....

people you might not even know exist.

Your desperation is kinda over the edge.....
 
Trump is scum, but he's the right's brand of scum, so any scummy, illegal things he does, they'll be A-OK with.
 
some dude on MSNBC this AM was saying "liquidate and put into a blind trust"..like real estate is fungible on demand..:rolleyes:

The best you're gonna get is removal of decision making by Trump;there is no reason for liqidation-
and how long would it take to do that anyways??
 
NOVA said:
What a stretch....appointing your brother to Atty. General is a far cry from appointing family members to be advisors.....

In reality, Trump can take advice from whoever he wishes....in fact, they don't have to be paid advisors or even have any title at all....

people you might not even know exist.

Your desperation is kinda over the edge.....
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According to what I've read anti-nepotism laws were passed because of the Kennedy appointment to AG. And you really are missing the the main point here. Cons screamed bloody murder when Hillary headed the health care task force, so why is it suddenly different for the trump kids?
 
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