Rob: There is such a law. Some of the other comments on that article mentioned it, and concluded that the Trump argument was simply that laws don't apply to him unless he wants them to.
Now if Congress got sufficiently irate about this end run around the rules, it might try to enforce that law ... except, the law refers to hiring relatives ... and if the relative isn't officially and openly drawing salary for doing whatever — I could be mistaken, but it's my impression the First Daughter has no formal job title with the administration — POTUS' lawyers can argue that he/she isn't actually a paid civil servant and the law doesn't apply.
You and I and everyone else other than the most rabid Trumpites will know that's BS, but....
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.
Now if Congress got sufficiently irate about this end run around the rules, it might try to enforce that law ... except, the law refers to hiring relatives ... and if the relative isn't officially and openly drawing salary for doing whatever — I could be mistaken, but it's my impression the First Daughter has no formal job title with the administration — POTUS' lawyers can argue that he/she isn't actually a paid civil servant and the law doesn't apply.
You and I and everyone else other than the most rabid Trumpites will know that's BS, but....
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.