Many people wonder how anyone could stick around Donald Trump’s administration. It’s an absolute mess where no progress has been made, everything is for show, and now he’s appearing to side with neo-nazis.
One person who has been with Trump since his presidential campaign and was carried through to his administration is Kellyanne Conway. And if you were wondering why she hasn’t left yet, as many others have, there is likely a very good reason — money.
According to Newsweek:
“Kellyanne Conway appears to be setting herself up for major financial gains under President Donald Trump, avoiding costly taxes and conflicts of interest in the process, according to a Office of Government Ethics’ document released Monday afternoon.”
So, in essence, she seems to have sold her sold to the devil for some cash.
Business Insider reports:
“When Conway joined the Trump administration, she and her husband, George Conway, a lawyer in New York City, disclosed assets worth up to $39.3 million. Much of that wealth comes from Kellyanne’s political-polling business, which she started at 28 in 1995.”
And according to Newsweek:
“The federal government provides tax incentives for its employees complying with ethics requirements, allowing Conway to sell her 100 percent stake—valued somewhere from $1 million to $5 million—in Polling Company/Woman Trend without facing any taxes payable on profits made on such types of assets.”
As long as she’s working for Trump, she’s a government employee. Pretty clever, right?
Further:
“If Conway sells her stake in Polling Company/Woman Trend for the minimum $1 million and her holdings of $180,000, that would represent a $230,000 raise over 2016. Combine that with her annual federal salary of $179,000, and Conway is earning approximately 70 percent more than what she did in 2016.”
Nevermind the fact that she still keeps in touch with old clients even while working for Trump in the White House. If it seems unethical, it’s because it is.
Conway knows that Trump values loyalty, and she’s gonna stick around as long as she can to make as much money as she can. The only problem with that may come with the many investigations that are underway. If you’ll recall, many in the White House went to prison during the Watergate scandal. So, it will be interesting to see how long Conway stays around if the possibility of prison is on the table.
The upcoming months are certainly going to be interesting.
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