3 former White House lawyers who worked for the Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama administrations say a contract offered to Melania Trump’s former adviser and friend was unusual and inappropriate.
Drew Angerer / Getty ImagesThree former White House lawyers who worked for the Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama administrations say a contract offered to Melania Trump’s former adviser and friend was unusual and inappropriate.
Winston Wolkoff, a New York friend of Melania's, had planned the festivities for President Trump's inauguration in January 2017, work for which she was compensated. She told NBC News she continued advising the new first lady after the inauguration, then signed the contract in August 2017 to work as a volunteer on her initiative to promote children’s wellbeing, help write speeches, and help advise on her social media presence.
In a statement, Winston Wolkoff said, “The president and first lady’s use of the U.S. Department of Justice to silence me is a violation of my First Amendment Rights and a blatant abuse of the government to pursue their own personal interests and goals.”Donald Trump has a long-established pattern of asking employees and business partners of the Trump Organization to sign non-disclosure agreements.
White House employees are required to get security clearance, and to do so they must fill out a lengthyDavid Wolkoff, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melania and Donald Trump attend a benefit event at the United Nations on Feb. 6, 2008.Winston Wolkoff’s contract, which NBC News has reviewed, states she is not a government employee, and does not specifically stipulate that she fill out an SF-86 or financial disclosure forms.
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