Story highlights Any further ambitions to serve their father in an official capacity during his presidency may be curtailed by federal law

Trump could appoint them to his administration as a challenge to the law

Washington (CNN) As President-elect Donald Trump was huddling Thursday in the Oval Office with President Barack Obama, his son-in-law was on the other side of the windows, strolling the South Lawn with Obama's top aide Denis McDonough.

The sight of Jared Kushner, a publisher and businessman, pacing the grounds with Obama's chief of staff left many speculating the husband of Ivanka Trump was in line to assume a top West Wing role come January.

After all, Kushner, 35, played a central, if undefined, role in Trump's campaign. He was seen as a shadow campaign manager, orchestrating key events while maintaining a trusted line of communication to the temperamental candidate.

The same is true for Trump's three adult children: Donald Jr, Eric, and Ivanka. Along with Kushner, all were listed as members of Trump's Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee in a shakeup of the organization on Friday.

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