BREAKING: US Office of Special Counsel says in report to President Trump that Kellyanne Conway has repeatedly violated the Hatch Act and recommends her removal from federal service.
A government watchdog agency recommended Thursday that Kellyanne Conway, a top aide to President Donald Trump, be removed from federal office for repeated violations of the Hatch Act, which prohibits government employees from engaging in certain political activity.
The act provides an exception for the president and vice president, but not employees of the White House, the agency said in a statement. The OSC ruled in March 2018 that Conway violated the Hatch Act in 2017 when she expressed support for GOP candidate Roy Moore, and against Democratic candidate Doug Jones, in Alabama's special Senate election.
Last month, Conway went after former vice president Joe Biden’s Democratic presidential campaign and mocked the Hatch Act after a reporter told her that her comments could violate the law.“If you’re trying to silence me through the Hatch Act, it’s not going to work,” Conway added. “Let me know when the jail sentence starts.”
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