story continued below in everything but name , trump is settling in as what appears to be a full - time staffer in her father ’s administration , with a broad and growing portfolio — except she is not being sworn in , will hold no official position and is not pocketing a salary , her attorney said .
in this photo taken friday , march 17 , 2017 , ivanka trump , the daughter of president donald trump , and her husband jared kushner , senior adviser to president donald trump , attend a joint news conference ... ( associated press ) in this photo taken friday , march 17 , 2017 , ivanka trump , the daughter of president donald trump , and her husband jared kushner , senior adviser to president donald trump , attend a joint news conference with the president and german chancellor angela merkel in the east room of the white house in washington .... ( associated press ) 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 .
trump ’s role , according to her attorney jamie gorelick , will be to serve as the president ’s “ eyes and ears ” while providing broad - ranging advice , not just limited to women ’s empowerment issues .
last week , for instance , trump raised eyebrows when she was seated next to angela merkel for the german chancellor ’s first official visit to trump ’s white house .
as her role in the white house grows — a role that comes with no playbook — trump plans to adhere to the same ethics and records retention rules that apply to government employees , gorelick said , even though she is not technically an employee .
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 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 .
she is also in the process of obtaining a security clearance and is set to receive government - issued communications devices this week .
our view is that the conservative approach is for ivanka to voluntarily comply with the rules that ivanka trump , who was recently promoted to a position on the national security council .