In breaking news that is currently rocking the White House, Ivanka Trump reportedly violated federal records rules by sending emails to government officials on her personal email in 2017, according to a new report from The Washington Post.
It said that Trump, a White House adviser and the eldest daughter of President Donald Trump, sent hundreds of emails about White House business and her official schedule to administration aides, Cabinet officials and her personal assistants.
The revelation comes amid blanket publicity about Hillary Clinton‘s use of a private email server during the 2016 presidential election campaign. Clinton’s use of the private server was a major issue in the 2016 presidential campaign, and former FBI Director James Comey’s decision to reopen an investigation just a week before Election Day was a turning point in her battle with President Trump.
In Trump’s case, White House ethics officials discovered the violation of federal records as they reviewed emails gathered last fall by five Cabinet agencies. Now they are preparing to respond to a public records lawsuit.
In their review, the officials found that Trump discussed business from the White House while using a private email account, the Post reported.
Trump responded to the finding by saying that she was unaware of some details of the records rules. A spokesman for Trump attorney and ethics counsel Abbe Lowell, Peter Mirijanian, told the Post that Ivanka Trump used her private email to discuss government business before being briefed about the rules.
“While transitioning into government, after she was given an official account but until the White House provided her the same guidance they had given others who started before she did, Ms. Trump sometimes used her personal account, almost always for logistics and scheduling concerning her family,” Mirijanian said in a statement.
By: Maytinee Kramer
