6 White House officials found in violation of the Hatch Act

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The white house stench


Six White House officials have violated the Hatch Act, according to a letter from the Office of the Special Counsel to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Executive Director Noah Bookbinder.

The six officials are White House principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah, White House deputy director of communications Jessica Ditto, executive assistant to the President Madeleine Westerhout, former special assistant to the President and director of media affairs Helen Aguirre Ferré, press secretary for the Vice President Alyssa Farah and Office of Management and Budget deputy communications Director Jacob Wood.
The Hatch Act limits certain political activities of federal employees in an attempt to prevent the federal government from affecting elections or operating in a partisan manner. This includes sending partisan messages from social media accounts used for official government business.


https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/30/politics/six-white-house-officials-hatch-act/index.html

 

[Fentoine Lum]

I really do think it's high time we give up the notion that corruption in american society is frowned upon. It is not only not frowned upon, it's rewarded behaviorally.

 

[Nomad]

Anyone who might be expecting the violators to be punished or suffer any kind of consequences, you'll be disappointed....

The Office of the Special Counsel enforces the Hatch Act. The act, however, is a guideline, so violations are not considered crimes. Punishment can range from a simple reprimand to the loss of a job.

But OSC has little power to discipline senior White House appointees. If a senior White House official appointed by the President is found in violation of the Hatch Act, and OSC determines disciplinary action is required, "OSC can only send a report to the President alerting him of the violation," said Zachary Kurz, communications director for the Office of the Special Counsel. "It is up to him to impose any discipline."

Don't hold your breath waiting for Trump to enforce any rules or laws against his own ass kissers.