Law Professors File Ethics Complaint Against Kellyanne Conway

Earlier this week a group of law professors filed a professional misconduct complaint against Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Trump, saying that her false statements to the media have constituted a violation of her ethics obligations as an attorney.

The letter, filed with the office that oversees lawyer disciplinary action in D.C. on Feb. 20, cited Conway’s now-infamous “Bowling Green Massacre” comments to MSNBC and a false statement that President Barack Obama had “banned” Iraqi refugees from coming to the U.S. for six months following the massacre.

“However, President Obama did not impose a formal six-month ban on Iraqi refugees,” the letter ...