Ivanka's role raises red flags with ethics experts - BBC News

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The news that President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump is to have an office in the White House has ethics experts raising questions. Because of Ivanka Trump's dual role as a business owner and a West Wing staffer questions are being asked about conflicts of interest. Ivanka Trump says she will comply voluntarily with all ethics rules. It is said that the 35-year-old daughter of President Donald Trump will have security clearance and access to classified information, but no official title or salary when she works in the West Wing of the White House. Ms. Trump will serve as her father's eyes and ears while providing broad-ranging advice. Ms. Trump, who owns her own fashion brand, will also join her husband Jared Kushner, who is a senior adviser to the president. People are wondering if the Trumps are the next political dynasty. Ivanka says that there is no modern precedent for an adult child of the president, and she will voluntarily follow all of the ethics rules placed on government employees. She also says that she will continue to offer her father her candid advice and counsel, as she has her entire life. After Mr. Kushner's White House appointment had been announced, Ms. Trump said that she would focus on settling her family in Washington rather than working for the administration. There are concerns that this is an erosion of government ethics standards in the White House.

Julian Zelizer, who is a political historian at Princeton University, says that Ivanka Trumps White House role raises concerns that question if the rules apply on nepotism, on other kinds of regulations and conflicts of interest that other employees face. Zelizer says that other previous presidents have relied upon their children for input. Examples include President Teddy Roosevelt's daughter Alice frequently offering political advice, and George W. Bush who often played an advisory role when his father, George H.W. Bush, was the president. The situation with Ivanka Trump is, however, different because it appears that Ms. Trump will have an expansive portfolio, and not just offer insights. Ms. Trump will not be sworn in, nor will she need Senate approval. Her husband, Jared Kushner, is also serving in the administration, but he has an official status as a senior adviser who took an oath of office. Earlier this year, some critics were questioning whether his role violated the anti-nepotism law that was passed in 1967 to prevent a president from placing a relative in a Cabinet or federal agency job.

Ivanka Trump plans to continue her fashion and jewelry business, even though she has stepped back from the daily management of them. Her father, President Donald Trump has followed that pattern, too with his business activities continuing to own The Trump Organization while putting his two eldest sons in charge of the management. Ivanka Trump is not just a part of the Trump family; she is a businesswoman,

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