Ivanka Trump gets access to classifed information, although she has no WH role..

[HipChick]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cementing her role as a powerful White House influence, Ivanka Trump is working out of a West Wing office and will get access to classified information, though she is not technically serving as a government employee, according to an attorney for the first daughter.

Since President Donald Trump took office, his eldest daughter has been a visible presence in the White House, where her husband, Jared Kushner, already serves as a senior adviser. On Friday, she participated in a meeting on vocational training with the president and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Jamie Gorelick, an attorney and ethics adviser for Ivanka Trump, said Monday that the first daughter will not have an official title, but will get a West Wing office, government-issued communications devices and security clearance to access classified information. Gorelick said Ivanka Trump would follow the ethics rules that apply to government employees.

https://apnews.com/9fc65b6c9a3f47e6accbcc3aa56915ca

[Hoyt]

1. Trump knows the day may come where his family is all that is left on his side.

[enough]

2. They think the government it their own private fiefdom. And apparently, it is. NT

[Thrill]

3. Its a sad day when someone with no qualifications whatsoever can have this kind of power

wow just wow.

[BlueStater]

4. Ugh.

Fuck her creepy ass.

[lindysalsagal]

5. She's gonna wish she had gone shopping....They're gonna get her, too.

I doubt we'll take it easy on her after we know what she knows.

[lapfog_1]

6. Can we get the Clampetts out of the white house

They may want to leave because there is no "cement pond".

Ellie May is going to miss her critters.

[crazycatlady]

7. So does this mean presidential kids get access to this information?

Malia and Sasha have been missing out.

[jehop61]

8. Shes needed

to calm Daddy down when he goes on a twitter rant

[pkdu]

9. Putins' girlfriends BFF gets security clearance , just WTF! nt

[HipChick]

11. Can you imagine the uproar if Chelsa Clinton was sitting in all meetings

If Hillary had won, and was President..

[jmowreader]

15. I DO remember the uproar when Jimmy Carter asked Amy for advice

And it came from the same fucking people who right now think there's absolutely nothing wrong with reading on Ivanka Trump for access to America's most important secrets even though she hasn't filled out her SF 86 or, for that matter, could tell you what one looks like.

[gratuitous]

10. Gee, I can't imagine any ethical or security problems that might follow from this

Oh wait; yes, I can. Gobs of them. Great, steaming piles of ethical and security problems. Vast pigshit ponds of problems. And the very same people (in government and the media) who were sooooo concerned about a private e-mail server that was never breached are watching this without batting an eye.

Double standard, much?

[OKNancy]

12. What is a bad irony: this might be a good thing

Everyone knows she is not a kook like her dad and wants to protect him. If this move in any way lessens the influence of Bannon and Miller this is good.

[Merlot]

13. Optional: Ivanka would follow ethics rules that apply to gov't employees.

If she's not an actual employee, she would only follow the ethics rules optionally. There is no one to enforce her to actually follow them.

Do any other non-government employees get access to classified info, communication devices and security clearance?

This is a really bad idea. And for people who think that iwanna will be a good influence on trumpty, she's his daughter first and for most. She was raised by him to have the same business and ethical sensibilities. And look who she's married to.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. And just when we think things can't get anymore ridiculous and corrupt

[dalton99a]

16. Imagine the RW outrage if Hillary had done the same with Chelsea

and made Marc Mezvinsky her senior White House counselor