Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, are expected to be power players in the Trump administration.
Jared Kushner, President-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law, will be named a senior adviser to the president, according to multiple reports.
Transition officials confirmed Monday afternoon that the 35-year-old Kushner, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka, would be named to a White House post, although it is possible his title could change. A formal announcement could come as soon as Tuesday.
Kushner's appointment has been expected for weeks. He and Ivanka Trump have purchased a home in a tony northwest Washington neighborhood – just around the corner from where President Barack Obama and his family will live after Jan. 20 – and are expected to play key roles in Trump's administration.
The prospect of the appointment has raised concerns about conflicts of interest, with Kushner controlling his family's massive real estate holdings, as well as questions about ethics.
The appointment was first announced Monday morning by Axios, which reported that transition "lawyers have worked out a way for [Kushner] … to serve in the West Wing."
"Mr. Kushner is committed to complying with federal ethics laws and we have been consulting with the Office of Government Ethics regarding the steps he would take," Kushner's lawyer said in a statement to NBC News.
A 1967 anti-nepotism federal law bars presidents from naming relatives to Cabinet or agency posts. But the law has been interpreted as not to apply to West Wing posts: A federal judge ruled President Bill Clinton had not violated the law when he appointed first lady Hillary Clinton to head a task force on health care.
Jared Kushner, President-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law, will be named a senior adviser to the president, according to multiple reports.
Transition officials confirmed Monday afternoon that the 35-year-old Kushner, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka, would be named to a White House post, although it is possible his title could change. A formal announcement could come as soon as Tuesday.
Kushner's appointment has been expected for weeks. He and Ivanka Trump have purchased a home in a tony northwest Washington neighborhood – just around the corner from where President Barack Obama and his family will live after Jan. 20 – and are expected to play key roles in Trump's administration.
The prospect of the appointment has raised concerns about conflicts of interest, with Kushner controlling his family's massive real estate holdings, as well as questions about ethics.
The appointment was first announced Monday morning by Axios, which reported that transition "lawyers have worked out a way for [Kushner] … to serve in the West Wing."
"Mr. Kushner is committed to complying with federal ethics laws and we have been consulting with the Office of Government Ethics regarding the steps he would take," Kushner's lawyer said in a statement to NBC News.
A 1967 anti-nepotism federal law bars presidents from naming relatives to Cabinet or agency posts. But the law has been interpreted as not to apply to West Wing posts: A federal judge ruled President Bill Clinton had not violated the law when he appointed first lady Hillary Clinton to head a task force on health care.