Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner may receive a senior position in the next administration, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
According to the newspaper, Kushner would most likely serve as a senior adviser or special counsel.
Kushner, a real estate heir and owner of The New York Observer, made himself an indispensable part of Trump’s presidential campaign, choosing event venues, approving Trump’s travel plans, and helping direct staffing choices. He currently serves on Trump’s transition team alongside his wife Ivanka and the President-elect’s two other adult children, Eric and Donald Jr.
Trump is forbidden by a federal anti-nepotism law from appointing any of his children to a job in any government “agency,” though the Journal notes that it’s unclear if the law applies to the White House. The Journal said that Kushner would try to address these concerns by refusing pay for any work done for his father-in-law’s administration.
Kushner would still face serious conflicts of interest with his real estate business if he accepted a White House role. According to the Journal, his lawyers are exploring options including creating a blind trust over which Kushner would have no control or access and an agreement to refuse any income from his real-estate and media holdings.
Great—we have have an official state news agency. I’m going to buy stock in the Observer, if I can.
Aw, hell, why doesn’t Trump just ignore whatever rules and laws are out there and continue doing as he damn well pleases.
Does anybody really think anything like, you know, going to court and maybe getting judicial rulings against him would stop him in any way? Really?
History might have a say, assuming the planet survives for there someday to be something like real historians. Otherwise, everybody, stand back to avoid as long as you can betting Trumpled by the incoming horde.
When I think how close we got to a Clinton Dynasty I get the chills. Phew, we really dodged a bullet there.
Is he the one with the “smooth silky voice” that trump prefers?
What makes him think he’d have to refuse pay?