President-elect Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, is reportedly house hunting with her husband, Jared Kushner, in Washington, D.C.
The couple’s potential move from New York City to the nation’s capital welcomes the potential for more conflicts of interest. While Ivanka is supposed to be managing her father’s company, The Trump Organization, Kushner is rumored to play an influential role in his father-in-law’s cabinet.
As a transition team member, Ivanka will meet Monday with former Vice President Al Gore to discuss environmental concerns — namely climate change, which President-elect Trump once believed to be a hoax invented by the Chinese.
Who's doing enviro policy?
Ivanka.
Who's doing child care policy?
Ivanka.
What abt First Lady duties?
Ivanka.
Who's running the biz?
Ivanka.— David Waldman – @KagroX.bsky.social (@KagroX) December 5, 2016
Trump says he’ll announce more specs regarding control of his business in a news conference on Dec. 15.
I will be holding a major news conference in New York City with my children on December 15 to discuss the fact that I will be leaving my …
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2016
great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country in order to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! While I am not mandated to ….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2016
do this under the law, I feel it is visually important, as President, to in no way have a conflict of interest with my various businesses..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2016
The exact role Kushner, 35, will play remains to be seen, as his familial relationship with the president-elect should bar him from any official position.
Federal anti-nepotism law mandates, “A public official may not appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement, in or to a civilian position in the agency in which he is serving or over which he exercises jurisdiction or control any individual who is a relative of the public official.”
Still, Kushner will likely take on a “special counsel” role that would allow him to circumvent anti-nepotism law and maintain his businesses: Kushner Properties and Observer Media.
