More going down the list

Nov 17th, 2016 | By
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Joshua Foust’s list part 2.

The third item on the list:

  • Blasting journalists with product placements for the labels your child, who is on your transition team, is wearing is not normal.

The link is to a tweet:

Jason Pinter responded a few days ago that she did the same thing after the convention:

“Shop Ivanka’s look from her #RNC speech” – that’s not normal.

I followed the link: it goes to a Macy’s ad for “Ivanka Trump Studded Sheath Dress.”

Ivanka Trump’s sophisticated sheath dress works wonders at both social and professional occasions with sleek studwork and a fabulous fit.
  • Scoop neckline
  • Hidden back zipper with hook-and-eye closure
  • Sleeveless
  • Studded bodice
  • Sheath silhouette
  • Lined
  • Hits above knee
  • Polyester/rayon/spandex; lining: polyester
  • Dry clean
  • Imported
  • Web ID: 2846058

All part of running for the presidency in Trumpworld.

Not normal.

The fourth item is about people quitting his team; we’re familiar with that one already.

The fifth item:

  • Placing your children in charge of your business empire, then placing them on your transition team, then seeking top secret security clearances for them, is not normal. The conflicts of interest that this represents are almost too many to count, but at a basic level: you do not give someone with a financial interest to work against U.S. policy access to sensitive information — at all, ever.

The link is to a CBS News story November 14th.

President-elect Donald Trump is potentially seeking top secret security clearances for his children, sources tell CBS News.

The Trump team has asked the White House to explore the possibility of getting his children the top secret security clearances. Logistically, the children would need to be designated by the current White House as national security advisers to their father to receive top secret clearances. However, once Mr. Trump becomes president, he would be able to put in the request himself.

His children would need to fill out the security questionnaire (SF-86) and go through the requisite background checks.

While nepotism rules prevent the president-elect from hiring his kids to work in the White House, they do not need to be government officials to receive top secret security clearances.

To repeat what Foust said, with emphasis added: The conflicts of interest that this represents are almost too many to count, but at a basic level: you do not give someone with a financial interest to work against U.S. policy access to sensitive information — at all, ever.

More to follow.

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