Everyone Seems to Think Kellyanne Conway Violated Ethics Rules

Federal employees are banned from using their public office to endorse products, but Conway used her appearance on “Fox & Friends” to pitch Ivanka Trump’s merchandise, saying, “I’m going to give it a free commercial here, go buy it today.”

Fox News hosts Jenna Lee and Chris Wallace quickly discussed if Conway violated rules on their very own network, while Campaign Legal Center general counsel Lawrence Noble noticed the situation almost immediately and took to Twitter to point it out.

Fox told the Post the violation is “jaw-dropping” and “this rule has been promulgated by the federal Office of Government Ethics as part of the Standards of Conduct for all executive branch employees and it applies to all members of the armed forces as well.”

According to the Post, citing a lawyer, “a typical executive-branch employee who violated the rule could face significant disciplinary action, including a multi-day suspension and loss of pay.”

According to the Post, the White House would have the responsibility of punishing Conway.