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Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails about government business on personal account: report | TheHill

posted onNovember 20, 2018
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Article snippet: The Washington Post. It said that Trump, a White House adviser and the eldest daughter of the president, sent hundreds of emails about White House business and her official schedule to administration aides, Cabinet officials and her personal assistants. White House ethics officials discovered this as they reviewed emails gathered last fall by five Cabinet agencies. The agencies were gathering the emails as they prepared 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 said.  The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.  The revelation immediately raised parallels to MORE's use of a private email server when she worked as secretary of State. Clinton's use of the server was a major issue in the 2016 presidential campaign, and former FBI Director MORE. Trump also used Clinton's use of an email repeatedly as an attack line. Crowds at his rallies continue to chant "Lock her up" in reference, in part, to the email server controversy. Trump responded to the finding by saying that she was unaware of some details of the records rules, people with knowledge of her reaction told The Post. 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 ... Link to the full article to read more

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