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President Trump's daughter Ivanka to get White House office President Trump's daughter Ivanka to get White House office
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President Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump will get an office in the White House, an administration official has said. President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump is to have an office in the White House, her lawyer says.
But she will not have an official title or salary when she works in the West Wing - the hub of US executive power.But she will not have an official title or salary when she works in the West Wing - the hub of US executive power.
The official also confirmed media reports that the 35-year-old would have access to classified information. Her lawyer said the 35-year-old would have security clearance and access to classified information.
Her role will be to serve as Donald Trump's "eyes and ears" while providing broad-ranging advice, her attorney was quoted as saying by Politico. Ms Trump's role will be to serve as Donald Trump's "eyes and ears" while providing broad-ranging advice, her attorney told Politico.
Ms Trump, who has her own fashion brand, will be joining her husband Jared Kushner, who is a senior adviser to the president. "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," Ms Trump said in a statement.
The couple's reported influence on the president has raised questions about possible conflicts of interests. "I will continue to offer my father my candid advice and counsel, as I have for my entire life."
It has also triggered debates whether there are clear boundaries between the Trump family's political and business activities. Ms Trump, who owns a fashion brand, will be joining her husband Jared Kushner, who was sworn in as a senior adviser to the president.
Since Mr Trump's inauguration in January, Ms Trump has been seen attending meetings with world leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. After her husband's appointment was announced, her aides said she would not work for the administration and would instead focus on settling her family in Washington.
Her mother-in-law, Melania Trump, has so far chosen to stay in New York with Mr Trump's youngest son.
The couple's political influence 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".
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."
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, 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 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 to due to release a book - Women Who Work - in May, with the proceeds going to charity, Ms Gorelick said.