Despite concerns over anti-nepotism rules, Jared Kushner has been cleared by the Department of Justice to work as President Trump’s senior adviser in the White House. Hiring Trump’s son-in-law would not violate a federal anti-nepotism law Deputy Assistant Attorney General Daniel Koffsky wrote. Koffsky cited a loophole that grants the president the authority to hire employees who are family members, according to the New York Post.