Misconduct Complaint Filed Against Conway By Law Professors
- 7 years ago
A group of law professors has filed a misconduct complaint against Kellyanne Conway in Washington, D.C.
A group of over a dozen law professors has filed a misconduct complaint against Kellyanne Conway in Washington, D.C., reports the Washington Post.
Conway, who is a counselor to President Trump, graduated from the George Washington University Law School and is a member of the D.C. Bar, notes the New Yorker.
The letter, addressed to the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel, states, "we believe that lawyers in public office...have a higher obligation to avoid conduct involving dishonest, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation than other lawyers."
Among the instances cited in the document is Conway's mention of the "Bowling Green Massacre."
According to the letter, "On several occasions, including in an interview on MSNBC in early February, 2017, Ms. Conway referred to the 'Bowling Green Massacre' to justify President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigrants from seven overwhelmingly Muslim countries. Not only was there no 'massacre' in Bowling Green, Kentucky (or Bowling Green, New York, for that matter), but Ms. Conway knew there was no massacre. Although Ms. Conway claimed it was a slip of the tongue and apologized, her actual words belie her having misspoken."
The letter also notes that Conway used part of her time on Fox & Friends in early February to promote Ivanka Trump’s fashion line.
Conway’s comments on the morning program, which she participated in remotely, included, “go buy Ivanka’s stuff,” and the lengthier endorsement, “This is just wonderful line. I own some of it...I’m going to give a free commercial here. Go buy it today, everybody. You can find it online.”
The complaint against Conway notes, "While this conduct does not fall within DC Rule 8.4, it is a clear violation of government ethics rules, about which a lawyer and member of the Bar should surely know."
The letter, signed by 15 professors from various U.S. universities, ends with, "If Ms. Conway were not a lawyer and was 'only' engaging in politics, there would be few limits on her conduct outside of the political process itself. She could say and do what she wished and still call herself a politician. But she is a lawyer. And her conduct, clearly intentionally violative of the rules that regulate her professional status, cries out for sanctioning by the DC Bar."
Wallace “Gene” Shipp Jr., D.C. Disciplinary Counsel, told the Post that actions taken could "range from dismissal of the complaint to the prosecution of charges and possible disbarment."
A group of over a dozen law professors has filed a misconduct complaint against Kellyanne Conway in Washington, D.C., reports the Washington Post.
Conway, who is a counselor to President Trump, graduated from the George Washington University Law School and is a member of the D.C. Bar, notes the New Yorker.
The letter, addressed to the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel, states, "we believe that lawyers in public office...have a higher obligation to avoid conduct involving dishonest, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation than other lawyers."
Among the instances cited in the document is Conway's mention of the "Bowling Green Massacre."
According to the letter, "On several occasions, including in an interview on MSNBC in early February, 2017, Ms. Conway referred to the 'Bowling Green Massacre' to justify President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigrants from seven overwhelmingly Muslim countries. Not only was there no 'massacre' in Bowling Green, Kentucky (or Bowling Green, New York, for that matter), but Ms. Conway knew there was no massacre. Although Ms. Conway claimed it was a slip of the tongue and apologized, her actual words belie her having misspoken."
The letter also notes that Conway used part of her time on Fox & Friends in early February to promote Ivanka Trump’s fashion line.
Conway’s comments on the morning program, which she participated in remotely, included, “go buy Ivanka’s stuff,” and the lengthier endorsement, “This is just wonderful line. I own some of it...I’m going to give a free commercial here. Go buy it today, everybody. You can find it online.”
The complaint against Conway notes, "While this conduct does not fall within DC Rule 8.4, it is a clear violation of government ethics rules, about which a lawyer and member of the Bar should surely know."
The letter, signed by 15 professors from various U.S. universities, ends with, "If Ms. Conway were not a lawyer and was 'only' engaging in politics, there would be few limits on her conduct outside of the political process itself. She could say and do what she wished and still call herself a politician. But she is a lawyer. And her conduct, clearly intentionally violative of the rules that regulate her professional status, cries out for sanctioning by the DC Bar."
Wallace “Gene” Shipp Jr., D.C. Disciplinary Counsel, told the Post that actions taken could "range from dismissal of the complaint to the prosecution of charges and possible disbarment."