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Kushner reportedly used a private email address to communicate with top White House officials

Revelations that Kushner uses a private email address for government business come after Trump criticized Clinton for doing the same.

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, set up a private email address last December and has been using it to discuss official government business with other administration officials, Politico reported on Sunday.

Among others, Kushner communicated with prominent current and former aides including previous chief of staff Reince Priebus, former chief strategist Steve Bannon, senior economic adviser Gary Cohn, and spokesman Josh Raffel. Sources told Politico that topics discussed primarily had to do with "media coverage, event planning and other business."

The revelations about Kushner's use of a private email account comes following a harsh presidential campaign during which Trump repeatedly lambasted Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for using a private email server when she was Secretary of State.

Kushner's lawyer downplayed the significance of his client's actions, telling Politico, "

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