This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Federal law prohibits federal officials, including the President, from hiring a relative to serve as a subordinate. Do you think the law should be changed and that presidents should be allowed to appoint close family members to administration jobs, or not?"
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Opinion on nepotism in Trump presidential appointments by party affiliation 2016
This statistic shows the opinion of U.S. adults on whether federal law should be changed to allow President-elect Donald Trump to provide jobs for his family members in his administration, as of ***. Nine percent of Independent voters believed federal law should be changed to allow Trump to give his family members spots in his administration as of ***.
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YouGov. "Opinion on Whether Donald Trump's Children Should Be Allowed Appointments in His Presidency as of December 13, 2016, by Party Affiliation." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Dec 2016, /statistics/652108/opinion-on-nepotism-in-trump-presidential-appointments-by-party-affiliation/
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Opinion on whether Donald Trump's children should be allowed appointments in his presidency as of December 13, 2016, by party affiliation [Graph], YouGov, December 13, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/652108/opinion-on-nepotism-in-trump-presidential-appointments-by-party-affiliation/
