Rudy Giuliani's son, Seb Gorka's wife, Eric Trump's brother-in-law. Multiple members of the same families hold positions of power.
By Lachlan Markay
By Lachlan Markay
Most people have heard of Ivanka and Jared, but the first family is far from the only group of relatives staffing the Trump administration.
A
Daily Beast examination of public records reveals that there are at
least 20 families, joined by either blood or marriage, in which multiple
members hold some federal post or appointment. They include the
families of some of Trump’s most prominent campaign supporters and
agency officials, including one cabinet officer. The posts range from
senior White House staff to more ceremonial and advisory positions.
A few of the most prominent cases came to the fore in recent weeks with the hiring of Eric Trump’s brother-in-law to be chief of staff at the Department of Energy and the nomination of Brett Talley
to a federal judgeship in Alabama. In paperwork filed with the Senate
Judiciary Committee, Talley failed to disclose that his wife is the
chief of staff to the White House senior counsel Don McGahn—presenting a
potential conflict of interest if the administration ever argues a case
in Talley’s court.
But McGahn too has a direct relation in the administration. His wife, Shannon McGahn, was hired in May as a policy adviser to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
In March, Trump tapped former Ford Motor Company lawyer Jim Carroll to
join McGahn’s team. Carroll has since moved over to the Office of
Management and Budget, where he serves as general counsel. But before he
did, the White House hired his son, James Carroll III—whose previous
professional experience consisted of a stint as the sports editor of his college newspaper—as a staff assistant.
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Source: The Daily Beast
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