Trump to make his son-in-law a senior adviser - transition official
Updated 9.51pm
US President-elect Donald Trump will appoint his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to the position of senior adviser to the president, a transition official has said, a potentially thorny choice in the face of the country's anti-nepotism laws.
The appointment of Kushner, first reported by NBC, had been anticipated but it had been unclear what his official role would be. The New York Times and ABC also reported the upcoming appointment.
Unlike Cabinet positions, the post would not require Senate confirmation.
Like Trump, Kushner is a New York-based real estate developer with a wide net of business dealings that could pose potential conflicts of interest.
Kushner, who married Trump's eldest daughter, Ivanka, in 2009, helped guide Republican Trump to victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November 8 presidential election.
Kushner, 35, emerged as an important voice early in Trump's campaign and was involved in almost every aspect of it, from key personnel decisions to strategy and fundraising.
Kushner spearheads his family's real estate development company, Kushner Companies, and is the publisher of the New York Observer weekly newspaper, which he acquired at age...