Former White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway, here in January 2020, is one of several former Trump administration officials who have been asked to resign from their positions on the boards of military academies. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
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Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
George T. Conway III, husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, at the 2017 Easter Egg Roll at the White House. Conway says he no longer feels comfortable being a Republican. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Protesters in San Antonio pray during a Rally For Our Children event to protest the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
A screenshot from a public service announcement by White House and Truth Initiative to warn youth about opioid abuse. Truth Initiative/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders with then-staff secretary Rob Porter in August. In the wake of Porter's resignation, Sanders has reassured reporters that President Trump is sympathetic to victims of domestic abuse. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said in an interview on Thursday that the federal disclosure rules could be too cumbersome. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A reporter in West Virginia was arrested and charged with a crime on Tuesday after he repeatedly attempted to ask a question of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Jared Kushner (from left), President Trump's son-in-law; President Trump; and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. Bannon's influence with Trump appears to be on the decline with Kushner on the rise. Mark Wilson; Pool; Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway (right) and former Sen. Jim DeMint, now president of the Heritage Foundation, walk away from the West Wing of the White House on Wednesday. The White House declined to discipline Conway for a lapse in a recent on-air interview, rebuffing the Office of Government Ethics. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
In the White House's letter to the Office of Government Ethics this week, there's something potentially far more interesting than the administration's response to Kellyanne Conway's Nordstrom comments. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Experts Say White House's Conway Response Raises Major Ethical Questions
Presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway answers questions during a television interview in the White House last month. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
President Trump speaks on the final morning of CPAC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Maryland. Marian Carrasquero/NPR hide caption
Rep. Jason Chaffetz speaks during a town hall meeting at Brighton High School on Feb. 9 in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Rep. Chaffetz Says Town Hall Protesters 'Intimidate And Bully People'
The government ethics office says it has reason to believe disciplinary action is warranted against senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway for inappropriate comments on TV. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Conway Should Be Investigated For Plugging Ivanka Trump Products, Ethics Agency Says
National security adviser Michael Flynn has resigned amid allegations he misled then-Vice President-elect Pence about the extent of a conversation he had with the Russian ambassador. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
The Office of Government Ethics website was down on Thursday, after White House counselor Kellyanne Conway urged people to buy Ivanka Trump's products, potentially violating federal ethics rules. Office of Government Ethics/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
A worker cleaned the windows of the Ivanka Trump Collection in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York last month. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
President Trump speaks on the phone with Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, during the first official phone talks in the Oval Office last Saturday. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Kellyanne Conway, a member of President Trump's senior White House team, is being ridiculed for making a false claim about Iraqi refugees. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Budget director nominee Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., testifies on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump speaks during a White House senior staff swearing in ceremony at the White House on Sunday Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Kellyanne Conway, campaign manager for President-elect Donald Trump, speaks with reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York last week. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption