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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner 'used private email for White House work' Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner 'used private email for White House work'
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At least six senior Trump administration figures have used private email accounts for official White House business, according to various media reports.At least six senior Trump administration figures have used private email accounts for official White House business, according to various media reports.
Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, admitted through his lawyer on Sunday that he had done so in the administration’s early days. A New York Times report says Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, current aides Gary Cohn and Stephen Miller, and former staff Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus, also used private accounts. Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, admitted through his lawyer on Sunday that he had done so in the administration’s early days. A New York Times report says Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump, aides Gary Cohn and Stephen Miller, and former staff members Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus, also used private accounts.
None of those named are believed to have broken the law, which allows public officials to use private addresses where official emails are forwarded to government accounts to be archived in the sake of transparency. None of those named are believed to have broken the law, which allows public officials to use private addresses where official emails are forwarded to government accounts to be archived for reasons of transparency.
However, the reports have the potential to cause serious embarrassment to the US president, whose election campaign was built partly on regular and heavy criticism of Hillary Clinton for her own use of a private email server. However, the reports have the potential to cause serious embarrassment to the US president, whose election campaign was built partly on regular and heavy criticism of Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server.
Clinton, twice cleared by the FBI, was the subject of regular chants of “lock her up” at Trump rallies and beyond.Clinton, twice cleared by the FBI, was the subject of regular chants of “lock her up” at Trump rallies and beyond.
A report concerning Kushner first emerged in Politico on Sunday. Soon after, Kushner’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, acknowledged his client had either received or responded to dozens of emails involving White House business using the personal account between January and August this year. A report concerning Kushner first emerged in Politico on Sunday. Soon after, Kushner’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, acknowledged that his client had either received or responded to dozens of emails involving White House business using the personal account between January and August.
On Monday, Newsweek reported that Kushner’s wife, Ivanka Trump, had also used a personal account while she was acting as an unpaid adviser to her father. On Monday, Newsweek reported that Ivanka Trump had also used a personal account while she was acting as an unpaid adviser to her father.
The same day, the New York Times cited administration officials who said she had also done so after formalising her White House role. The same paper named the other four advisers, citing leaks from both current and former government officials. The same day, the New York Times cited administration officials who said she had also done so after formalising her White House role. The same paper named the other four advisers, citing leaks from current and former government officials.
Clinton set up a personal server to handle all of her electronic correspondence, handling tens of thousands of emails and storing some classified information. The traffic relating to the Trump administration was reportedly much less significant – described by officials as sporadic. It was, however, said to have included correspondence with reporters. Clinton set up a personal server for all her electronic correspondence, handling tens of thousands of emails and storing some classified information. The traffic relating to the Trump administration was reportedly much less significant, described by officials as sporadic. It was, however, said to have included correspondence with reporters.
In Kushner’s case, his lawyer said, the emails usually involved “forwarded news articles or political commentary and most often occurred when someone initiated the exchange by sending an email to his personal, rather than his White House, address”.In Kushner’s case, his lawyer said, the emails usually involved “forwarded news articles or political commentary and most often occurred when someone initiated the exchange by sending an email to his personal, rather than his White House, address”.
Given Trump’s stance on the issue and the sensibilities of his core supporters, the wisdom of any use of a private address by an official in the administration can be called into question.Given Trump’s stance on the issue and the sensibilities of his core supporters, the wisdom of any use of a private address by an official in the administration can be called into question.
On Monday, the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, characterised the use of private email accounts within the Trump administration as “very limited”. She told reporters: “White House counsel has instructed all White House staff to use their government email for official business, and only use that email.” On Monday, the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, characterised the use of private email accounts within the Trump administration as “very limited”.
“White House counsel has instructed all White House staff to use their government email for official business, and only use that email,” she said.