ARE
ARE HERE
ARE HERE ON OFF SCRIPT, WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT, INCLUDING
SASHA BARON COHEN'S NEW SHOW,
BUT FIRST, OF OURTRUMP, SHE HAS
ANNOUNCED THAT SHE IS SHUTTING
DOWN THE FASHION LABEL THAT SHE
FOUNDED IN 2014, RESULTING IN
THE LAYOFF4@ 4@OF 18 EMPLOYEES.
TRUMP RELEASED A STATEMENT
SAYING "I KNOW THAT MY FOCUS
FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE4@ WI
BE THE WORK I AM DOING IN
WASHINGTON, THIS IS THE ONLY
FAIR OUTCOME FOR MY TEAM AND
PARTNERS."4@
PARTNERS."4@ SINCE HER FATHER BECAME
PRESIDENT, HER FASHION LINE HAS
BEEN DROPPED FROM MANY STORES
INCLUDING NORDSTROM, NEIMAN
MARCUS, AND ESW.
A 4@COMPANY INSIDER TOLD PAGE 6
THAT THE COMPANY HAS NOT
RECOVERED AFTER SHE STEPPED
AWAY TO WORK AT THE WHITE HOUSE
LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. WE WILL DIG DEEPER AND GO OFF
SCRIPT WITH RANDY MASS4@ WHO
WORKED AS A STRATEGIC ADVISOR
IN THE BUSH AND OBAMA
ADMINISTRATIONS. WE APPRECIATE
YOU BEING HERE, A FORMER WHITE
HOUSE ETHICS LAWYER, NORMAN
EISEN, SAYS THIS MOVE BY 4@A VO
TRUMP IS TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE,
DO YOU AGREE AND WHAT 4@DOES TH
MEAN?4@4@
MEAN?4@4@
MEAN?4@4@ >> NO, ACTUALLY, I THINK THIS
IS GREAT NEWS, REMEMBER, I AM A
>> NO, ACTUALLY, I THINK THIS IS GREAT NEWS, REMEMBER, I AM A@
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, NOT A
POLITICIAN.
POLITICIAN. I LOOK AT THINGS FROM A
BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE AND I SEE
SOMEONE WHO IS AN EXECUTIVE,
TALENTED, SMART4@, CAN HANDLE
MULTIPLE LEVELS OF POLITICS AND
ORGANIZATIONS, IF YOU WATCH THE
VIDEOS, AND I THINK TO MYSELF,
BRILLIANT, NOW THAT THIS IS
DONE, PERFECT NEWS, WE AS
TAXPAYERS HAVE MORE4@ OF IVANKA
TRUMP IN THE WHITE HOUSE
WORKING ON INITIATIVES LIKE
WOMEN'S ISSUES AND ADDING A
LIBERAL BLEND INTO THE WHITE
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. I
HOUSE. I THINK THIS IS A REAL POSITIVE
MOVE.
MOVE.
MOVE. >>
MOVE. >> THE CRITICISM IS THAT SHE
SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS LONG AGO,
AS WELL AS HER FATHER, KIND OF
THE VAST AND IT AWAY -- DEVEST4
AND GET AWAY FROM HAVING A HAND
IN ANY BUSINESS THEY ARE
INVOLVED IN.
INVOLVED IN. >> I WAS ME4@NTIONING ADAM, WE
SUPPORTED OMB AND4@ OA IN THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR 9-10 YEARS
ACROSS THE BUSH AND OBAMA
ADMINISTRATIONS.
ADMINISTRATIONS. DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
I WAS OFFERED A POLITICAL JOB.
HOW THAT HAPPENS IS, THE
SIMILARITIES ARE, PEOPLE NEED
TO UNDERSTAND, MANY TIMES
PEOPLE WILL NOT APPROACH YOU ON
HOW TO DO IT.
THEY DID NOT SAY TO YOU, OH
RANDY, YOU HAVE A BUSINESS, BUT
WE WANT YOU TO DO THIS SO YOU
CAN EITHER ONE, SO YOUR
BUSINESS, IT IS JUST NOT THAT
FORMAL, IT COULD BE THAT SHE
BACKED OFF AND 4@WHOMEVER WAS
SUPPOSED TO APPROACH HER AND
DISCUSS THIS WITH HER, NEVER 4@
DID.
DID.
DID. >>
DID. >> LET US EXPLAIN WHY IT IS NOT
OKAY, THE TRUMP'S ARE A
BUSINESS FAMILY, WORKING IN THE
WHITE HOUSE AND AS A MEMBER OF
CONGRESS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A
PUBLIC SERVICE4@4@. WHY CAN YOU
COME IN AND TAKE A JOB IN THE
PUBLIC ARENA AND PUBLIC SERVICE
AND STILL HAVE YOUR FOOT INTO
THE BUSINESS THAT YOU ARE 4@
WORKING WITH?
WORKING WITH? >> BECAUSE YOU CAN'T.
>> BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST?
>> NO, FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE
CERTAIN RULES THAT YOU HAVE TO
FOLLOW, RIGHT.
FOLLOW, RIGHT. AND THE REASON THAT I BELIEVE4@
4@THAT SHE DID THE RIGHT THING
4@
4@THAT SHE DID THE RIGHT THING BACKING OUT, YOU SEE WHAT I
MEAN, SHE DID NOT GET INVOLVED
IN RUNNING THIS AND NOW, THE
NEXT STEP IS, THE POSITIVE STEP
OF, LET ME JUST DISSOLVE THIS
AND SELFLESSLY, ADD VALUE TO
THE ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE I
WANT TO BE HERE.
>> YOU ARE SAYING THAT IS WHAT
POLITICIANS AND ADVISORS HAVE
DONE IN THE PAST4@?
>> ACTUALLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE
HAVE NOT DONE IT, DO YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN, SO I HAVE TO GIVE
HER CREDIT.
HER CREDIT. >> LET ME ASK YOU ONE LESS
THING, DOES IT SEND A MESSAGE
TO HER FATHER AND OTHERS IN THE
ADMINISTRATION THAT COULD HAVE
A HAND IN OUTSIDE BUSINESS
DEALINGS, MAYBE WE SHOULD ALL
CLEAN THIS UP?
>> YES, I THINK WHOMEVER IS
INVOLVED IN ETHICS, SHOULD
REALLY HAVE A DISCUSSION, NOT
BASHING, BUT 4@JUST SAY4@, HERE
THE RULES, OKAY, THAT THE
GOVERNMENT HAS, HERE ARE YOUR
OPTIONS,4@ IT WOULD BE BENEFIC4
IF YOU TOOK THIS ROAD 4@OR THIS
ROAD, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT
EVER HAPPENED.
EVER HAPPENED. REMEMBER,4@ THIS IS SO BIG, $3.
TRILLION IN BUDGET COMPARED TO
WALMART WHICH IS PROBABLY ABOUT
TRILLION IN BUDGET COMPARED TO WALMART WHICH IS PROBABLY ABOUT@
100, THE LARGEST CORPORATION IN
THE WORLD.
THE WORLD. YOU GO INTO THAT IN MANY THINGS
COULD FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS
IN COMMUNICATING THINGS4@.
>> THAT IS SOMETHING THEY
SHOULD BE ON TOP OF NOW.
THIS IS A FASCINATING