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White house grounds with mr. obamas chief of staff. tonight, the same man appears on track to become one of the most influential people in the trump white house, maybe without a title. the incoming chief of staff spoke about him on nbcs "today" show. >> i think jared cushner, obviously his son-in-law, is going to be very involved in decision making. >> reporter: trumps 35-year-old son-in-law, married for seven years to ivanka, is considered shy and avoids the spotlight. >> hes very good at polit...

>> people are incredulous. usually, top secret clearance is determined by virtue of the job you are in. and so as far as i can tell, no member of the family, his children or son-in-law, can have jobs inside the white house because of very strong nepotism rules. they dont have to be paid, so jared cushner could be an informal outside adviser. but i dont know how an informal outside adviser gets top secret clearance. we were just talking before, a spouse may get that by virtue of being the spouse,...

Investors, the jewish community in new york city, and also the media community. >> reporter: he bought the new york observer newspaper when he was 25, and once tried to buy the los angeles dodgers. he didnt have a formal title in the trump campaign, but sources say he was among the candidates most trusted advisers. one source telling cnn that cushner was intimately involved in the decision to fire corey lewandowski last summer. said to be intensely loyal, he once pushed back against his own news...

Contenders for secretary of state. wolf? >> jim, thanks. good reporting for us. jim acosta reporting from outside trump tower in new york city. lets get more on all of this. republican congressman adam kinsinger of illinois is joining us. thanks for joining us. >> you bet, wolf. >> cnn just learned that trump is seeking top secret security clearances for his adult children, including his son-in-law jared cushner. what is your reaction to that? do you think they should have this clearance? >> its...

Think sort of what role if any would they have in the white house. interestingly, by law, they cannot serve in any cabinet positions, but they could be advisors. >> that law that youre referencing, thats a federal that dates back to 1967 that says that no federal official from the president on down cannot hire someone in a federal capacity may hire or promote a relative. so the big question is to hear what kind of a role they will have. they may still have an informal capacity role like they had...

Role, obviously donald trump trusts his children very closely, and obviously they were advisors during the campaign. >> and that picture of jared cushner walking on the lawn with president obamas chief of staff made me think what kind of role he will have formal or informal in the white house. donald trumps election greeted with jubilation by millions of americans who supported him. also greeted by protests from those who dont. and also moments of intimidation and hate by some. >> at the same ...

Because of -- and because of the fact that the chief of staff, the role -- the critical part of the role is to keep the trains running on time. >> but jim acosta, we did see the current white house chief of staff take a walk around the south lawn with jared cushner, the son-in-law of donald trump. >> i think thats an indication that jared cushner, the son-in-law of donald trump, husband of ivanka, will be a player in this administration. perhaps not the chief of staff, but play an important role...

And a back door dinner invite. senators say that cushner received an email and then forwarded it to other campaign officials. and that could be problematic because it could be different from what he testified to that committee just a few months ago. cushners attorney pushing back, saying that his client has been fully responsive to all requests -- >> so end of story, according to kushners attorney. so far, president trump hasnt directly responded to any of that, nor would you expect him to, sinc...

>> kristen, how many times is this now that the president says that he hopes that hillary clinton runs again in three years? >> i dont have enough fingers, right? 2016 just wont go away, but neither will these russia investigations as well, either the special counsel probe or congressional investigations on capitol hill and today were learning that the top republican and democrat on the senate judiciary are accusing president trumps son-in-law and jared cushner of not being fully forthcoming wit...

Alternative "trump care." a bridge too far? trump raises eyebrows by raising new members of his white house staff, including a foerm contestant on his tv show the apprentice and former chris christie political aid who was fired in the wake of the bridge gate scandal. and wanted house, a multi-million dollar home in a stylish neighborhood here in washington, d.c. could be the hottest property going. our kari van can trump and jared cushner and family moving in just down the street from barack a...