Ivanka Trump Becomes Official US Government Employee
by Tyler Durden
Mar 29, 2017 4:47 PM
After getting an office (and access to classified information and a government-issued phone) in the White House West Wing, President Trump's eldest daughter Ivanka is becoming an official government employee, joining her husband in serving as an unpaid adviser to her father in the White House.
As The New York Times reports, this move from being an informal advisor to becoming an official federal employee follows criticism from ethics experts, who said it would allow her to avoid some rules and disclosures.
Ms. Trump said in a statement on Wednesday...
“I have heard the concerns some have with my advising the president in my personal capacity while voluntarily complying with all ethics rules, and I will instead serve as an unpaid employee in the White House office, subject to all of the same rules as other federal employees."
“Throughout this process I have been working closely and in good faith with the White House counsel and my personal counsel to address the unprecedented nature of my role."
Ms. Trump’s title will be special assistant to the president.
Her husband, Jared Kushner, has the title of senior adviser.
A spokeswoman for the president said to The New York Times in an email...
“We are pleased that Ivanka Trump has chosen to take this step in her unprecedented role as first daughter and in support of the president.”
“Ivanka’s service as an unpaid employee furthers our commitment to ethics, transparency, and compliance and affords her increased opportunities to lead initiatives driving real policy benefits for the American public that would not have been available to her previously.”
Ms. Trump’s lawyer, Jamie S. Gorelick, said that her decision stemmed from “her commitment to compliance with federal ethics standards and her openness to opposing points of view.”
Does this break the media narrative around Ivanka? Who knows - we are sure Maxine Waters will have something to say about it.
by Tyler Durden
Mar 29, 2017 4:47 PM
After getting an office (and access to classified information and a government-issued phone) in the White House West Wing, President Trump's eldest daughter Ivanka is becoming an official government employee, joining her husband in serving as an unpaid adviser to her father in the White House.
As The New York Times reports, this move from being an informal advisor to becoming an official federal employee follows criticism from ethics experts, who said it would allow her to avoid some rules and disclosures.
Ms. Trump said in a statement on Wednesday...
“I have heard the concerns some have with my advising the president in my personal capacity while voluntarily complying with all ethics rules, and I will instead serve as an unpaid employee in the White House office, subject to all of the same rules as other federal employees."
“Throughout this process I have been working closely and in good faith with the White House counsel and my personal counsel to address the unprecedented nature of my role."
Ms. Trump’s title will be special assistant to the president.
Her husband, Jared Kushner, has the title of senior adviser.
A spokeswoman for the president said to The New York Times in an email...
“We are pleased that Ivanka Trump has chosen to take this step in her unprecedented role as first daughter and in support of the president.”
“Ivanka’s service as an unpaid employee furthers our commitment to ethics, transparency, and compliance and affords her increased opportunities to lead initiatives driving real policy benefits for the American public that would not have been available to her previously.”
Ms. Trump’s lawyer, Jamie S. Gorelick, said that her decision stemmed from “her commitment to compliance with federal ethics standards and her openness to opposing points of view.”
Does this break the media narrative around Ivanka? Who knows - we are sure Maxine Waters will have something to say about it.
