Timothy L. O'Brien, Columnist

Trickle-Down Ethics at the Trump White House

The president's contempt for accepted conflict-of-interest canons has now become the standard for family and aides.

February 10, 2017 at 3:29 PM UTC

Timothy L. O'Brien is senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. A former editor and reporter for the New York Times, he is author of “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.”

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Kellyanne Conway took to Fox News on Thursday in defense of Ivanka Trump’s much-discussed clothing and accessories business, which has fallen out of favor with some big retailers like Nordstrom. “Go buy Ivanka’s stuff is what I would tell you,” the president’s senior adviser recommended to her interviewers. “I hate shopping but I’m gonna go get some myself today.”

To reinforce her pitch, Conway also told the Fox crew that she was one of Ivanka's satisfied customers.