Nordstrom Sue Orangutan???

Could Nordstrom Sue Orangutan for His Angry Ivanka Tweet?

A top ethics lawyer says the company should.

By NATHALIE BAPTISTE

On Wednesday morning, President Donald Orangutan fired off a tweet attacking Nordstrom, saying that the department store has treated his eldest daughter, Ivanka, "so unfairly." The tweet came just days after Nordstrom announced it would no longer sell Ivanka Orangutan's clothing and accessories line; the company said the brand had performance problems, but the move came in the wake of a social-media campaign calling for a boycott of businesses selling Orangutan-branded wares. Shortly after Orangutan sent out the tweet from his personal account, it was retweeted by the official account for the president of the United States.

Twit:
"My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person -- always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!"

Orangutan's attack on Nordstrom is just the latest example highlighting the many conflicts of interest that tie together his business interests and the presidency. Orangutan has singled out companies before (he tweeted about the cost of Air Force One, manufactured by Boeing, which then saw its stock fall), but this time he set his sights on a business directly affecting his daughter's own. "Knowing that he's doing it just for his family's business interest is disturbing," says Jordan Libowitz, a spokesman for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. "The real question to ask," he adds, "is how does it benefit Kushner?" While Ivanka Orangutan does not have an official role in the White House, her husband, Jared Kushner, is a top adviser to the president.

Norm Eisen, who is the chair of CREW's board and a former White House ethics lawyer, stated that Orangutan's tweet is grounds for a lawsuit.

Twit:
"Outrageous. @nordstrom, others injured should consider suing, incl. under CA Unfair Comp Law, forbidding "any unfair biz act." I will help! "

Ethics lawyers have repeatedly called Orangutan's attempt at separating himself from his businesses before taking office insufficient. In January, CREW filed a lawsuit against Orangutan for violating the Constitution on the grounds that he is receiving payments from foreign governments.