Lawmakers are treading carefully when it comes to investigating Trump’s children. Some want to avoid them altogether; others say they must be held accountable.
By Rachael Bade , Rachael Bade Congressional reporter Email Bio Follow Philip Rucker and Philip Rucker White House Bureau Chief Email Bio Follow Josh Dawsey Josh Dawsey Reporter covering the White House Email Bio Follow March 7 at 6:28 PM House Democrats are torn over how aggressively to investigate the intersection of Ivanka Trump’s private financial interests and her service in the White House — an area of inquiry that probably would inflame tensions with President Trump, who has warned...
Presidential children rarely draw the scrutiny of congressional investigators, but Trump’s adult children fill unique roles in his administration, with Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, carrying the title of senior advisers to the president while being heavily involved in policy decisions and Capitol Hill negotiations on criminal justice, the Middle East and paid family leave.
Still, a Democratic aide familiar with the House’s investigative plans said the Ivanka business matter would probably be a focus for investigators at some point. Democrats have questions about whether Trump’s daughter used her official role in the White House to boost her own finances, particularly concerning Chinese trademarks.
“They have to be as accountable as everybody else,” said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler . “We’ve got to do our job. . . . We are not crossing any lines.” White House officials argue an aggressive inquiry into Trump’s adult children risks backfiring on Democrats and looking like harassment. The spectacle of House Democrats interrogating Donald Trump Jr. or Ivanka Trump in public hearings could prove politically damaging to Democrats, they said.
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