President Trump's daughter Ivanka to get White House office

President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka
Trump is to have an office in the White House,
her lawyer says.
The 35-year-old will have security clearance and
access to classified information, but no official
title or salary when she works in the West Wing.
She will serve as her father's "eyes and ears"
while providing broad-ranging advice, her
attorney told Politico.
Ms Trump, who owns a fashion brand, will join
husband Jared Kushner, who is a senior adviser
to the president.
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The US first daughter said in a statement: "While
there is no modern precedent for an adult child of
the president, I will voluntarily follow all of the
ethics rules placed on government employees.
"I will continue to offer my father my candid
advice and counsel, as I have for my entire life."
After Mr Kushner's White House appointment was
announced, Ms Trump said she would focus on
settling her family in Washington rather than work
for the administration.
Her step-mother, First Lady Melania Trump, has
so far chosen to stay in New York with Mr
Trump's youngest son.
Ms Trump's lawyer, Jamie Gorelick, told AP news
agency: "Our view is that the conservative
approach is for Ivanka to voluntarily comply with
the rules that would apply if she were a
government employee, even though she is not."
But some have criticised the decision to give her
a White House position, even though she will
have no actual job title.
Andrew Herman, an attorney who has advised
lawmakers on ethics issues, said: "I think the
right way to do that is to make her a special
government employee.
"But that implicates all kind of formal and
disclosure issues."
The political influence of the US first daughter
and her husband has raised questions about
possible conflicts of interests.
Federal anti-nepotism laws bar relatives of the
president from being appointed to government
positions.
But an exception was made for Mr Kushner after
the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel
cited the president's "special hiring authority".
Since the election Ms Trump has placed her
fashion company's interests in a trust, handing
off day-to-day operations to her top executive.
Her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Josh
Kushner and Nicole Meyer, have been named
trustees, reports the New York Times.
However, several retailers have dropped her
products, saying that sales of her brand were
falling.
Ms Trump is also being sued by a fashion
company in San Francisco that says she is
cashing in on her position as first daughter.
Modern Appealing Clothing said in court
documents filed last week that Ms Trump's firm
has an "unfair advantage" in the marketplace.
She has already forbidden her eponymous brand
from advertising using images of her taken since
the inauguration.
Since Mr Trump's inauguration in January, Ms
Trump has been seen attending meetings with
world leaders, including German Chancellor
Angela Merkel, last week, and Canadian Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau.
Ms Trump is due to release a book - Women Who
Work - in May, with the proceeds going to
charity, Ms Gorelick said.