Senior White House advisor Jared Kushner has been found handling business communications via private email account, according to a new report released Sunday.
Several email messages were exchanged between President Trump’s son-in-law and fellow staffers regarding matters like ‘media coverage, event planning and other subjects,’ at least four reliable sources confirmed to Politico.
The 36-year-old father of three, who was appointed the White House role back in January, set up the separate account late last year, just months after a whirlwind of controversy erupted during the election after Hillary Clinton was accused of using a private email server while working as Secretary of State.
White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner walks out of the West Wing of the White House on July 24, 2017
Kushner arrives with his lawyer Abbe Lowell in the Hart Senate Office Building for his interview with the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee staff on Monday, July 24, 2017
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner talk before a joint news conference with President Donald Trump and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Kushner’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, confirmed details on the matter in a public statement Friday.
‘Mr. Kushner uses his White House email address to conduct White House business. Fewer than 100 emails from January through August were either sent to or returned by Mr. Kushner to colleagues in the White House from his personal email account,’ Lowe said.
Lowell backed Kushner, citing the private account was used mostly for casual purposes and his client typically only responds when other parties initiate.
‘These usually forwarded news articles or political commentary and most often occurred when someone initiated the exchange by sending an email to his personal rather than his White House address.’
U.S. President Donald Trump holds an expanded bi-lateral meeting with Saad Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon, in the Oval Office at the White House on July 25, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Ivanka Trump walks with husband Jared Kushner and son Theodore James Kushner towards the Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House prior to a departure August 25, 2017 in Washington, DC.
According to the Politico report, Kushner exchanged messages between aides including ‘former chief of staff Reince Priebus, former chief strategist Steve Bannon, National Economic Council director Gary Cohn, and spokesman Josh Raffel.’
An investigation found no proof that sensitive or classified information has been released through the exchanges, while sources claim Kushner prefers to communicate via phone or text.
After the news surfaced, Kushner forwarded the private emails to his professional account after being ordered by government officials.
Reps to the White House advisor declined to comment on the matter Sunday.