Law’s Cassandra Burke Robertson says ethics of Trump’s cash gifts to aides remain unclear

Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp and two other aides, public records show

BBC News: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko - BakerHostetler Professor of Law, said it’s unclear whether Trump’s cash gifts to aides are ethical. She noted they would be impermissible if they were compensation, though the administration calls them personal gifts. Robertson said the gifts could also contribute to public perceptions of widespread conflicts of interest.