Ivanka Trumpreportedly broke federal records rules when she allegedly used a personal email account to send a number of emails discussing government business in 2017, a year after her fatherDonald Trump’s harsh criticism ofHillary Clintonfor using a private email server during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Some of the conversations Ivanka had involved exploring “opportunities to collaborate” with Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon and discussions on “locational/workforce development and K-12 STEM education with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos,The Postreported. The others messages were reportedly about scheduling and logistics.
When questioned about the findings, Ivanka allegedly claimed she wasn’t aware of the rules and that the emails were sent before she was officially a White House employee and given an official White House email.
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“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,” Peter Mirijanian, a spokesman for Abbe Lowell,Ivanka Trump‘s ethics lawyer toldThe Washington Post.
Ivanka’s team also alleged that she wasn’t receiving the proper alerts that advised against using private emails. Trump’s ethic’s lawyer also claimed the emails were in response to people who contacted Ivanka first.
However, according to the report, Ivanka became a White House staffer in March 2017 and continued to use her personal email after that point.
Mirijanian also compared the findings to that ofClinton, who was accused of using a private email server while acting as secretary of state underPresident Barack Obama‘s Administration. Clinton’s email use was a focal point throughout Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, in which he referred to her as “Crooked Hillary.”
“Ms. Trump did not create a private server in her house or office, no classified information was ever included, the account was never transferred at Trump Organization, and no emails were ever deleted,” Mirijanian said according toThe Post.
The White House did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
