The lawsuit comes as Ivanka Trump expands her presence as an unpaid adviser to her father, gaining an office in the West Wing and seeking security clearance. White House officials said that even though she is not a federal employee, Ivanka Trump will voluntarily follow federal ethics rules. Ivanka Trump will still have veto power over any new deals, an arrangement that gives her the ability to ward off potential conflicts, Gorelick added. The director of the Office of Government Ethics urged the White House to investigate the matter and discipline Conway, but the White House Counsel's Office rebuffed that recommendation. Norman Eisen, who served as the chief White House ethics lawyer under President Barack Obama, said he expects other such suits to crop up.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2017 21:00 UTC