Article snippet: The Office of Government Ethics encouraged the White House to hire Ivanka Trump as a government employee amid concerns that as an informal adviser she would not be bound by the standards that accompany an official position, according to a new documents provided to ABC News. OGE Director Walter M. Shaub said in a letter to Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., that he contacted Trump’s attorney and the White House’s ethics official on March 24 “to express OGE’s view that Ms. Trump appeared to meet the legal standard to be considered an employee covered by the executive branch ethics rules.” Shaub added that both officials “seemed open” to having President Donald Trump’s daughter be recognized as an employee through formal appointment. Five days later, the White House announced her decision to accept a role as an employee of the White House. “With her newly recognized status as an executive branch employee, Ms. Trump is covered by the ethics laws and regulations applicable to executive branch employees,” Shaub wrote. Carper and Warren initially wrote to Shaub asking for clarification about Ivanka Trump’s informal adviser status. “Ms. Trump’s increasing, albeit unspecified, White House role, her potential conflicts of interest, and her commitment to voluntarily comply with relevant ethics and conflicts of interest laws have resulted in substantial confusion,” they wrote. They sent their letter on March 29, the day that Trump announced she would be j... Link to the full article to read more