Friday, November 30, 2018

The best people

The OSC cited six staffers with violating the federal law in response to a complaint filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) in August.

The act bars federal employees from using their offices and resources for political purposes.

The office concluded that deputy press secretary Raj Shah, President Trump’s executive assistant Madeleine Westerhout, Vice President Pence’s press secretary Alyssa Farah, White House Deputy Director of Communications Jessica Ditto and two others violated the Hatch Act.

The six officials found in violation of the Hatch Act had tweeted Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again,” or “MAGA” for short, on their official Twitter accounts.

The OSC clarified in March that any reference to the slogan was a clear violation.

Those found to have violated it can be fined as much as $1,000 and face disciplinary actions such as suspension or termination.

  The Hill
Yes, but they won't be.
The OSC decided not to pursue disciplinary action against any of the officials since they deleted their posts once they became aware of the violation.

“They all have been advised that if in the future they engage in prohibited political activity while employed in a position covered by the Hatch Act, we will consider such activity to be a willful and knowing violation of the law, which could result in further action,” the OSC wrote in the ruling.
Kellyanne Conway and Sarah Sanders have violated the rule several times, and CREW has filed multiple complaints. This administration makes its own rules, and nobody holds them to account. Hopefully that will change in January.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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