Trump controversies highlight fuzzy lines between campaign and private life - Washington Examiner

Donald Trump has been in a constant state of campaigning, winning elections, governing, campaigning, losing elections, and campaigning again.

The lines between his conduct as a private citizen and his efforts to obtain, retain, or regain office have often blurred together.

Last month , his campaign appeared to run afoul of the rules at Arlington National Cemetery when photographers accompanied him and a pair of Gold Star families.

Legal experts say the First Amendment has its most urgent applications to speech uttered during a campaign for political office.

Not all legal experts agree about how questionable the lines are, particularly considering the rules at, and special status, for, Arlington National Cemetery .

The former president has been criticized for his actions during his trial in New York .

Wendy Davis , a two -time Democratic congressional candidate in Utah , told the Washington Examiner that heightened scrutiny comes with the territory.

Trump is not a current elected official, though he is running as a quasi-incumbent and has received media attention of a current official given his prominent role in the Republican Party .