Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday called for "some kind of investigative effort" into White House adviser Ivanka Trump Ivana (Ivanka) Marie TrumpSpecial counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report Trump, Biden vie for Minnesota Trump luxury properties have charged US government .1M since inauguration: report MORE's reported use of her private email address for government business.

The Washington Post reported that Trump, the eldest daughter of the president, sent hundreds of emails about White House business and her official schedule to administration aides, Cabinet officials and her personal assistants. This is reportedly a violation of federal records rules.

.@SenBlumenthal: Ivanka Trump using her personal email account for official WH business is part of a "larger story" of the "mixing of public and private as with her clothing brand and her public position...There should be some kind of investigative effort" https://t.co/AeZhLNkXnf pic.twitter.com/kZRoLuRDE1 — New Day (@NewDay) November 20, 2018

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"There's a larger story here, which is the mixing of public and private, and it’s with her clothing brand and her public position, the blending and mixing of emails on her private account and public account, and it raises the issue of whether there has been anything improper," Blumenthal, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on CNN's "New Day."

"There should be some kind of investigative effort, whether it’s through the Office of Government Ethics or through the Congress," he added.

CNN host John Berman replied that any investigation would likely go through the House, where Democrats will hold the majority in the next Congress.

"There’s ... a need to hold accountable this administration," Blumenthal said, though he added there are a "number of real challenges" ahead and declined to say if Trump's emails would be a priority.

The report about Trump's email immediately drew parallels to Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonDemocratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida The Hill's Campaign Report: Presidential polls tighten weeks out from Election Day More than 50 Latino faith leaders endorse Biden MORE's use of a private email server when she worked as secretary of State. Clinton's use of the server was a major issue in the 2016 presidential campaign, and Republicans, including President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE, have continued to malign Clinton over the issue.

"The Congress can hold the president accountable for putting himself above the law, which is essentially ... what Ivanka Trump has done with these emails," Blumenthal said.

Ivanka Trump reportedly said she was unaware that her use of a private email address would violate records rules.

"There’s no way that she had no knowledge of the rules," Blumenthal said during the interview.