Tag: profiting from presidency

Ivanka Trump firm accused of exploiting White House for profit

The following article by Kevin McCoy was posted on the USA Today website March 21, 2017:

A San Francisco clothing company is accusing Ivanka Trump’s company of improperly leveraging the power of the White House for private profit.

Employees of Ivanka Trump Marks LLC have promoted the company “by exploiting the power and prestige of the White House for personal gain,” including “piggy-backing promotion” of the firm’s products at governmental events, according to a lawsuit filed last week in California Superior Court. Continue reading “Ivanka Trump firm accused of exploiting White House for profit”

If Melania Trump Isn’t In Business, Why Are Her Companies Still Active?

The following article by Kevin G. Hall of the McClatchy Washington Bureau was posted on the National Memo website February 23, 2017:

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First lady Melania Trump has several companies that are still active enterprises, raising questions about whether they will be used for profit while she is in the White House.

Beyond the 564 companies listed in then-candidate Donald Trump’s May 2016 financial disclosure were seven companies associated with his wife.

All but one of her companies had been listed in the disclosure as active, and five of the seven were still active as of Feb. 21. The one Melania Trump company he listed last year as having inactive assets — Melania LLC — appears to be an ongoing and active company in the records of the New York State Division of Corporations. Continue reading “If Melania Trump Isn’t In Business, Why Are Her Companies Still Active?”