BREAKING NEWS: Ethics office: Conway committed 'clear violation' with Ivanka plug

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Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to Donald Trump, committed a "clear violation" of ethics rules when she hawked Ivanka Trump's clothing line on Fox News last week, the federal government's ethics watchdog said in a letter released Tuesday.

"I recommend that the White House investigate Ms. Conway's actions and consider taking disciplinary action against her," Office of Government Ethics director Walter Shaub wrote in the letter, which is dated Feb. 13 and was posted online by Democrats on the House oversight committee.

Conway offered her "free commercial" for Ivanka Trump's clothing line after President Donald Trump criticized retailer Nordstrom for dropping his daughter's clothing line from its offerings.


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