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Jared Kushner appointed senior White House adviser

Democrats challenge legality of move

January 10, 2017 09:30
Jared Kushner. Photo: Lori Berkowitz
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Democrats have challenged Donald Trump’s appointment yesterday of his son-in-law Jared Kushner as a senior adviser.

Members of the House Judiciary Committee have queried whether the role creates a conflict of interests.

Mr Kushner, 36, a property-developer and media owner who is married to Mr  Trump’s daughter Ivanka, played a critical part in his father-in-law’s election campaign.

The Democrats wrote to outgoing American Attorney-General Loretta Lynch to say Mr Kushner’s White House post “may allow him to influence policy that  benefits his business interests”, according to ABC News.