Jared Kushner used personal email for some White House messages, says lawyer

The use of personal email to discuss government business is a politically freighted issue that factored prominently in last year's presidential election.

US president Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, occasionally used his personal email account to communicate with colleagues in the White House, his lawyer said.

Between January and August, Mr Kushner sent or responded to fewer than 100 emails from White House officials from his private account, attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement.