Like Clinton, Ivanka Trump used her personal email for state affairs
The president's daughter and advisor justifies herself by saying that she was not aware of federal rules.
This is an unexpected - and unpleasant - twist for US President Donald Trump. Her daughter and advisor, Ivanka, used a personal email account to communicate on government affairs, breaking federal rules, the Washington Post reported Tuesday (Nov. 20).
However, during his presidential campaign in 2016, the billionaire has repeatedly criticized the use of a private email server for government affairs by his rival, Hillary Clinton, when she was secretary of State. He even gave her a nickname, "Crooked Hillary".
The revelation of this correspondence from Ivanka was sparked by a request from American Oversight, an administration monitoring association. "The president's family is not above the law," said executive director Austin Evers, calling for a congressional investigation.
No private server
Asked about it, Ivanka Trump said she was not aware of the details of the federal rules, according to the Washington Post. A spokesperson for her lawyer confirmed that she had used a personal e-mail account before being informed of the rules, reports the American daily.
But, unlike Hillary Clinton, "Mrs. Trump did not create a private server in her home or office, none of these emails contained classified information, the account was never transferred to the Trump Organization." , specified this spokesperson, who affirmed that all the emails related to government affairs had been made available several months ago.
The case risks embarrassing the White House. For more than two years, Donald Trump and his supporters in Congress have been hammering out that they view the use of personal email for government business as a serious offense, which requires investigation and prosecution, Mr. Evers said.
Even today Mr. Trump's supporters regularly chant, "Lock her up!" »During the president's meetings. This phrase, signifying their desire to see Mrs. Clinton in jail, was one of their rallying cries during the presidential campaign.
In September 2017, the husband of Ivanka Trump, also a close advisor to Donald Trump, was accused of having used a private email server in parallel with his official account at the White House to exchange messages. with other officials.
