In a statement to CNN, Abigail Klem, president of Ivanka Trump's company, claims the awarding of trademarks are simply the "normal course of doing business".
Ivanka Trump sits with her husband, Jared Kushner, at the April 6 dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping at President Trump's estate in Florida.
A majority of Americans think it's inappropriate that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are playing significant roles in the White House, according to a new survey. After media reports about the deal, talks were called off.
Trump announced in January that she would be taking a "formal leave of absence" from the Trump Organization and her Ivanka brand. In fact, the AP reports that 2017 has brought Ivanka's company record sales: "U.S. imports, nearly all from China, shot up an estimated 166 percent previous year". "For their own sake, and the country's, Ivanka and Jared should consider stepping away from China matters".
Fifty-three percent of Americans say it is not appropriate for Kushner play a significant role in the White House, compared to the 32 percent that say it is appropriate.
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Riebling, the trademark lawyer, says he applauds any company that is proactive in applying for trademarks. Sixty-one percent of respondents approved of the missile strike, although 62% feel that it will not be effective in preventing future Syrian government use of chemical weapons. But criminal conflict-of-interest law prohibits federal officials, like Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, from participating in government matters that could impact their own financial interest or that of their spouses. Some argue that the more Ivanka Trump's business broadens its scope, the more it threatens to encroach on the couple's ability to deliver credible advice on core issues like trade, intellectual property and the value of the Chinese currency.
As that deal raises fresh questions about conflicts of interest inside the White House, OpenSecrets.org has organized a document dump of recent financial disclosure reports of President Trump and his cabinet, detailing how much money they've made and where that money is now.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Lu Kang, said the government handles all trademark applications equally.
As a White House employee, Ivanka Trump is also subject to the same rule. "She needs to be careful", said Painter, the former Bush administration lawyer, who is advising on the lawsuit.
The company, which she no longer manages but still owns, has applied for at least nine new trademarks in the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Canada and the United States. According to a February 15 report from the AP, the president was able to secure several other valuable trademarks, which had been held up for years by the Chinese government, just days after his inauguration.
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