Tag: Trump White House lack of ethics

Bill Shine, Trump’s Top Communicator, Was Questioned by Federal Prosecutors

The following article by Elizabeth Williamson and Emily Steel was posted on the New York Times website July 20, 2018:

Bill Shine, White House deputy chief of staff for communications, arriving in London. He steered clear of any public role in mitigating the turmoil from the president’s trip through Europe. Credit: Doug Mills/The New York Times

WASHINGTON — Bill Shine, a former co-president of Fox News hired this month as President Trump’s communications chief, brought conservative credentials and heavy baggage with him into the White House. President Trump embraced the former and ignored the latter.

Mr. Shine, now struggling to limit the damage from Mr. Trump’s performance on Monday with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, was ousted from Fox News last year in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal at the network.

Mr. Shine was never publicly accused of harassment, but he was accused in multiple civil lawsuits of covering up misconduct by Roger E. Ailes, the founding chairman of Fox News, and dismissing concerns from colleagues who complained.

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White House Denies Kellyanne Conway Violated Hatch Act

The following article by John T. Bennett was posted on the RollCall website March 6, 2018:

Trump aide accused of advocating for political candidates while on government business

The White House disputes White House aide Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act by advocating for political candidates. Credit: Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call file photo

The White House denies a special counsel’s finding that White House aide Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act by advocating for political candidates while conducting official government business.

The special counsel, Henry Kerner, told President Donald Trump in a letter that during television interviews late last year Conway “impermissibly mixed official government business with political views about candidates in the Alabama special election.”

Kerner pointed to interviews Conway did in November and December with CNN’s “New Day” and Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” programs. The interviews came during a special election in the Yellowhammer State in which Democrat Doug Jones defeated controversial Republican Roy Moore. Continue reading “White House Denies Kellyanne Conway Violated Hatch Act”