Donald Trump To Name Son-In-Law Jared Kushner Senior Adviser To The President

President-elect Donald Trump intends to name his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to the position of senior adviser to the president, multiple news outlets reported Monday.

Kushner is married to Trump’s daughter Ivanka, and he played a critical behind-the-scenes role in Trump’s successful presidential campaign. By naming the real estate and media scion to his White House staff, Trump ensures that Kushner can continue to serve as his counselor and sounding board.

Trump is not expected to formally announce Kushner’s new role until later in the week, but Kellyanne Conway, a senior transition official, shared the news Monday on Twitter. 

The precedent-setting case for this was then-President Bill Clinton’s 1993 decision to name his wife, Hillary Clinton, to run his White House health care task force. When the appointment was challenged on the grounds that it violated the nepotism ban, a federal appeals court ruled that the White House was basically exempt from these rules. This was especially so, wrote the two appellate judges, if the position was unpaid.

Reports that Kushner would not be paid in his new job began to appear late Monday, but the Trump transition team has yet to confirm any details about the position.