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drray23

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1. unfortunately its not illegal

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2017, 09:37 PM

Jan 2017

He did not give him a staff position in the white house. He is a senior advisor which is a poltical appointment drawing no salary from the federal government. Its certainly immoral and smacks of nepotism but it is not covered by the law you are alluding to.

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Did Trump know it was illegal to appoint son-in-law to his staff? [View all] kentuck Jan 2017 OP

unfortunately its not illegal drray23 Jan 2017 #1

No pay, no problem? kentuck Jan 2017 #4

thats the loophole yes. drray23 Jan 2017 #6

Except without being an employee (getting paid), Kushner can't get security clearance Rollo Jan 2017 #12

Well how the fuck is he supposed to do his damned job without a security clearance?? Volaris Jan 2017 #14

Even of it were illegal, he doesn't give two shits onecaliberal Jan 2017 #2

afterall, he's above the law GP6971 Jan 2017 #3

"If the President does it, it's not illegal" LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2017 #5

We will see. He's impeachable on day one onecaliberal Jan 2017 #11

Unfortunately, the repug GP6971 Jan 2017 #15

My understanding is that it isn't a Cabinet position, Ilsa Jan 2017 #7

It's not even clear if the White House falls under that law madville Jan 2017 #10

White House only has to follow that law if it's occupied by a Democrat groundloop Jan 2017 #16

Would it matter that he is so close to the Trump businesses? kentuck Jan 2017 #8

He is supposed to be "untangling himself" was the phrase Ilsa Jan 2017 #13

He's certainly old enough to have been aware of the outrage over RFK's apppointment. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2017 #9