She’s Sr. Advisor to the POTUS. You don’t think that qualifies her as a Government Employee? And even if not, that doesn’t really matter. She’s got to be in the know or she would never be able to advise him capably.
“You don’t think that qualifies her as a Government Employee? And even if not, that doesn’t really matter.”
Of course it does. Her status as an advisor is informal and not invoked by her marriage contract with the president. The first lady did not sign a contract with the government, she is not an elected official nor is she an employee. In fact, the office of the first lady has never been codified or officially defined.
At this point, there is a loophole here and she really can’t be held responsible for any violations that would apply to a government employee such as hitlery.
If congress wants to pursue the issue, they could consider passing legislation and codifying the first lady’s role(spouse) and require an agreement between the first lady and the government. At least that would require them to go on the record with respect to the proper use of government e-mails. And of course, the same standard would have to apply to them as well.