Story highlights Ivanka Trump has her father's ear and trust, family says

Ivanka Trump said she is "incredibly candid with my opinions" when she speaks with her father

when she speaks with her father She and her husband are poised to have big influence in the White House

Watch the CNN Special Report, "First Daughter: Ivanka Trump," Monday at 9 p.m. ET.

(CNN) Those closest to her describe her as smart, independent-minded and relentless.

Now, Ivanka Trump is poised to become one of the most influential -- and powerful -- first daughters in US history.

Like few others in the incoming president's orbit, Trump has her father's ear and his trust.

"She . . . has a great way of being able to, you know, talk to him," Ivanka's brother Don Jr. said in an interview with CNN's Gloria Borger. "He trusts her."

Don Jr. and Eric Trump are among those speaking to Borger for a CNN Special Report, "First Daughter: Ivanka Trump," on Monday at 9 p.m. ET. Also appearing to talk all things Ivanka Trump are others close to her and the Trump family: incoming counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway; her close, longtime friend Maggie Cordish; and family friend and inauguration committee chairman Tom Barrack.

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