Politico: Conway Sold Her Company In Shady Deal

Politico reports:

Longtime judicial activist Leonard Leo appears to have helped facilitate the sale of former White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway’s polling company in 2017 — as she was playing a key role in advocating for Leo’s handpicked list of Supreme Court candidates.

The transaction came at a critical moment for Conway — shortly after her ownership of The Polling Company had come under scrutiny from a congressional oversight committee for potential “conflicts of interest,” likely creating pressure to unload it even though its value was unclear because she was its biggest asset and committed to her White House job.

If Leo helped facilitate the transaction, it could violate ethics laws designed to prevent executive branch employees from obtaining benefits from people with whom they interact in their official capacities, said Bruce Freed, president of the nonpartisan Center for Political Accountability.

Read the full article. There’s much more. Conway last appeared here when she endorsed attacks on drag shows.

While advising Trump on judges, Conway sold her business to a firm with ties to judicial activist Leonard Leo – POLITICO https://t.co/gpd5bBU5nC

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