When Donald Trump decided to put his kid’s wedding planner in charge of low-income housing for New York and New Jersey — vesting her with responsibility for billions of dollars and the well-being of thousands based on her ability to pick a centerpiece — her defenders were quick to point to her law degree as proof of her basic level of competence for the task.

Her law school says she doesn’t have that degree.

Lynne Patton handled event planning for the Trumps for almost eight years, organizing everything from celebrity golf tournaments to slightly bigger celebrity golf tournaments. And she put together Eric Trump’s wedding! She also claims, on LinkedIn, a J.D. from the Quinnipiac University School of Law:

Hey, there’s a little “N/A” there. I wonder what that’s for?

On Thursday school registrar Jim Benson said Patton attended for two semesters but did not graduate.

Oh. That’s why.

While it’s “admirable” that she’s doing something to indicate that she’s not got the degree, including it at all is just misleading. By setting up her profile this way, “Quinnipiac University School of Law” shows up right beneath her profile picture — long before the point where she drops her “N/A” — to dupe any casual observer checking into her qualifications.

Also, two semesters is a lot less than the two years she claims she spent at the school, and pretending to have two years of law school education gives the impression of a greater degree of competence than bailing after two semesters would. This profile’s education section should be amended to read, “scored low enough on the LSAT to limp into a lower-tier school and couldn’t even hack the first year.” That would be a less attractive résumé, but it would be more accurate.

Oh, and if you’re wondering, there’s no explanation at all for that Yale reference — where she helpfully included no years and no degree. The Daily News called HUD asking why that was there, and the people they spoke to offered nothing. I guess you can just name schools you like in your education section now.

By the way, this page is set up to imply that someone went to Yale and could only manage to get into Quinnipiac Law, which should be a red flag to all but the dumbest possible employer.

Remember, she’s worked for the Trumps for eight years.

President Trump chooses inexperienced woman who planned his son Eric’s wedding to run N.Y. federal housing programs [New York Daily News]

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