Donald Trump’s uneven effort to ‘drain the swamp’

Then-candidate Donald Trump speaks as his son-in-law, Jared Kushner , and daughter, Ivanka, listen at a campaign event at the Trump National Golf Club Westchester in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., in June. That promise is immediately being put to the test as the president-elect assembles his administration piece-by-piece.

Trump wants son-in-law Jared Kushner to have top secret clearance, sit in on intelligence briefings

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is joined by his wife Melania, daughter Ivanka and son in law Jared Kushner speaks during a news conference at the Trump National Golf Club Westchester, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. President-elect Donald Trump made headlines Monday night when CBS News reported that Trump was seeking security clearances for his adult children . Since Donald Jr., Eric, and Ivanka are set to run Trump's business ventures while he is president, some have mentioned this arrangement could create a complicated conflict of interest.