Trump’s kids won’t have formal White House roles, but ethics questions remain

The possibility that Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, could fill a senior position in the White House raises thorny legal questions – one of which is whether it would run afoul of a federal anti-nepotism statute.

But the legislation appears to be a lot less clear when it comes to White House advisor positions. “It’s not just appropriate, necessary”.

“Nepotism practices undermine the credibility of public officials, public confidence in government”, said Kathleen Clark, a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

Mr Kushner, an Orthodox Jew who was born and raised in Livingston, New Jersey, was also known to have clashed with Mr Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewindowski, who was sacked in June.

A view of Trump Tower in New York City, where Trump is in the process of choosing his presidential cabinet.

The White House unveiled a plan for the U.S.to emit at least 80 percent less carbon in 2050 than it did in 2005.

John F Kennedy also appointed his brother Robert as US Attorney General.

Trump’s outreach to Haley and Romney, seemed to demonstrate a possible willingness to assemble a team of rivals in his government – which would be a surprising pivot for a man who wrote in his 1997 book “The Art of the Comeback” that one of his maxims was to “get even” and that he believed “in an eye for an eye”.

United States nepotism law shows public officials can not “appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement” their relatives into an agency which they are serving in or control.

What I think people are really fascinated by is that, here is this name that you’ve really never heard before outside of a few NY society circles, and here he is potentially having one of the most important jobs – advising the president-elect of the United States.

Trump, meanwhile, has said he plans for his adult children to manage his business dealings once he takes office in January.

“I know the Bush sons were very involved in their father’s administration”, she said, referring specifically to former President George W. Bush and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. “You don’t want the White House to look like a family business”.

President-elect Donald Trump also pledged to fight Islamic State and Islamist militancy with full vigor. Bannon, who was CEO of the Trump campaign, previously chaired the right-wing Breitbart website, a favorite with white nationalists.

Later he suggested a more flexible arrangement might be necessary given the role of Trump’s children in his business. It resulted in a congressional revolt that sunk the Clintons’ health care bill.

Charles Kushner pled guilty to allegations of tax evasion, witness tampering, and illegal campaign contributions in connection to his political activities and was sentenced to two years in jail.

In the end it could be Kushner who would face the highest risk if accepted into any kind of government role.

Beyond rebuilding our infrastructure, there are a number of other areas where we have the opportunity to cooperate and collaborate with President-elect Trump. “This means that control of these assets would be transferred to an independent trustee who would sell the assets and place the proceeds in investments which do not create conflicts of interest and which are not disclosed to you”.