Trump steps up using White House as RNC backdrop despite ethical, legal concerns

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Pres. Donald Trump steps up using White House as RNC backdrop despite ethical, legal concerns.

by using the White House and the powers of the federal government in service to his reelection effort, expanding on that Tuesday when Trump, in a surprise appearance, presided over a presidential pardon and a naturalization ceremony inside White House, later shown as part of the convention program, before first lady Melania Trump delivered remarks in the Rose Garden -- where a renovation was finished just in time for her speech.

McEnany, whose salary is paid by taxpayers, is just the latest White House official to be announced as a speaker at this week's convention pushing to re-elect the president. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Director of the Economic Council Larry Kudlow and acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf have already made appearances.White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, August 19, 2020, in Washington.

Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas, a senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has already opened an investigation into Pompeo's participation in the RNC from Israel -- and is seeking more information about any internal legal vetting of the move, whether any staff were involved in the setup for his speech, and if his participation had an impact on planning for his trip to the region.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks by video feed from Jerusalem during the second night of the 2020 Republican National Convention, Aug. 25, 2020. Another high-profile White House employee, the president's daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump, is set to introduce her father Thursday before he makes his nomination acceptance speech at the White House.

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I HATE that that low down good for nothing is in our White House. He’s a spoiled brat that is never held accountable.

Ethics, why even bring up ethics in the same context with anything about Trumps action? He has proven his disdain for ethics and moral directions.

It was great!

That suit looks too big on him.

It really doesn’t matter what he does. TDS is real and ABC comes against everything that he does. I would be a little more concerned about those riots everyone is calling peaceful protests.

It's their f-ing home!! There is an awfully bad virus going on! I'm proud of them, stay home as much as you can, wash your f- ing hands and wear a f-ing mask!

Despite legal concerns?! It’s illegal. Fact.

unless somebody somewhere is going to do something about it... just stfu, please. don't know what's worse, this man walking all over institutional democracy or all the whining about it, and no actions!

Who cares, he can do it anywhere 🇺🇸💪

That baggy suit cracks me up every time...David Byrne eat your heart out

The Marine Corps Commandant should be prepared to resign if this was done with his okay. How horrible to put those Marines in that position!

First read it as stepping down 🤦🏻‍♀

I tried typing the sentence and it kept auto-correcting 'concerns' into 'blatant violations'

When hasn’t he broken the law?

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