Thirteen senior Trump administration officials violated the Hatch Act, according to a report from the US Office of Special Counsel that was released on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- At least 13 former Trump administration officials violated the law by intermingling campaigning with their official government duties,
(CNN) -- Thirteen senior Trump administration officials violated the Hatch Act, according to a report from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel that was released on Tuesday.
A government watchdog agency determined 13 senior Trump administration officials violated federal law by campaigning for former President Trump in the lead up to the 2020 election, according to
The list includes several cabinet officials and top White House aides, including Trump’s former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, chief of staff Mark Meadows and press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.
More than a dozen Trump administration officials, including Cabinet secretaries and top White House aides, overstepped the legal line meant to separate official government activities and campaigning in the leadup to the 2020 presidential election, the U.S.
It says, “The cumulative effect of these repeated and public violations was to undermine public confidence in the nonpartisan operation of government.”
Many observers and commentators expressed outrage at a perceived double standard between the Trump and Biden administrations, noting flagrant violations of the act during Trump’s tenure—most prominently by his use of the White House as the staging ground for political events, including his acceptanc…
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