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Federal watchdog recommends Kellyanne Conway be removed from job over repeat Hatch Act violations
CBS News ^ | June 13, 2019 | Grace Segers

Posted on 06/14/2019 5:20:59 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

A federal watchdog has recommended that President Trump remove White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, one of his top advisers, from federal service due to her repeat violations of the Hatch Act, which prohibits government employees from making political statements while acting in an official capacity.

The Office of the Special Counsel — the ethics office for the White House, which is unrelated to former special counsel Robert Mueller — sent a report to the president Thursday finding that Conway had violated the act "on numerous occasions" by criticizing Democratic presidential candidates in TV interviews and on social media. While the president and vice president are exempt from the Hatch Act, that privilege does not extend to federal employees.

"Ms. Conway's violations, if left unpunished, would send a message to all federal employees that they need not abide by the Hatch Act's restrictions. Her actions thus erode the principal foundation of our democratic system — the rule of law," the OSC said in the letter to Mr. Trump, calling Conway a "repeat offender."

The White House was quick to defend Conway. "The Office of Special Counsel's (OSC) unprecedented actions against Kellyanne Conway are deeply flawed and violate her constitutional rights to free speech and due process," White House deputy press secretary Steven Groves said in a statement. "Others, of all political views, have objected to the OSC's unclear and unevenly applied rules which have a chilling effect on free speech for all federal employees. Its decisions seem to be influenced by media pressure and liberal organizations – and perhaps OSC should be mindful of its own mandate to act in a fair, impartial, non-political manner, and not misinterpret or weaponize the Hatch Act."

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To: fieldmarshaldj

Kellyanne is a Catholic with four children at home. Don’t understand myself.


21 posted on 06/14/2019 5:48:32 AM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I didn't click the link, but I did not see where (if) CBS named this OSC person. I wonder why the OSC would make public such a potentially damning letter....

OK. I don't really wonder...

22 posted on 06/14/2019 5:49:16 AM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: marajade

How on earth did she end up with that criminally stupid, fat ugly pig in the first place ?


23 posted on 06/14/2019 5:50:26 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Who will think of the gerbils ? Just say no to Buttgiggity !)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Beats me? Supposedly Laura Ingraham dated him too before he married Kellyanne.

No religion or worry about how I would raise my children would keep married to a man.

But I can’t judge what others would do in their own lives.

In my opinion, the man is abusive. My opinion doesn’t count.


24 posted on 06/14/2019 5:53:49 AM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: lgjhn23

McTraitors hacks are behind this


25 posted on 06/14/2019 6:08:55 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: cranked

“Kelly’s wacky-ass libtard husband is becoming a huge dead weight anchor around her neck.”

He’s been slamming Trump for a good while and Kelly is cruising along. Looks like a stable situation that’s become harmless.


26 posted on 06/14/2019 6:10:20 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Therein lies the problem. Most Federal Employees are Democrats and DC one day along with America will fall because of their corruption.


27 posted on 06/14/2019 6:14:15 AM PDT by Herman Ball
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To: Herman Ball

DC won’t fall.


28 posted on 06/14/2019 6:15:54 AM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: gibsonguy

“...McTraitors hacks are behind this...”
Oh, ok. I thought it might be some kind of unicorn.
Instead, it’s rabid, insane, demon-possessed leftists.


29 posted on 06/14/2019 6:21:25 AM PDT by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: miss marmelstein

Could be his anti TRUMP is just an act..Kelly has said it’s tough on her kids..Can you imagine the verbal pummeling they must get ...Maybe with their dad so verballyvsntibtrump,it softens the kids lives,just a bit....


30 posted on 06/14/2019 6:22:15 AM PDT by Hambone 1934
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To: Hambone 1934

What?


31 posted on 06/14/2019 6:23:16 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: miss marmelstein

Verbally anti TRUMP....Just woke up..No coffee in me yet


32 posted on 06/14/2019 6:24:29 AM PDT by Hambone 1934
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To: Herman Ball

Your “one day” is in the past.


33 posted on 06/14/2019 6:40:11 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: marajade

when the Iranian or North Korean people have no respect for the Federal Government of the US it isn’t really a big problem. When the people who live here and vote have lost all respect for the Federal Government of the US, DC has a very BIG problem. I would submit that this has already happened. There is evidence all around us. Sanctuary Cities for millions of illegal aliens. Sanctuary Cities for gun owners. Coup conspirators walking free. Tens of millions of illegals here and more millions arriving every day. Scofflaws far outnumbering suckers. DC has fallen already the people there are just so insulated or stupid they don’t realize it yet.


34 posted on 06/14/2019 6:46:15 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: marajade

He is abusive and deliberately sabotaging his wife’s career.


35 posted on 06/14/2019 6:48:41 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Who will think of the gerbils ? Just say no to Buttgiggity !)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

President Trump already said he won’t fire her. After all, Kellyanne is a political appointee and the Hatch Act doesn’t apply.

Besides, it was only a recommendation and Trump doesn’t give a damn what Trump haters in the Deep State think.


36 posted on 06/14/2019 6:50:29 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
"How on earth did she end up with that criminally stupid,
fat ugly pig in the first place ?"

Let me take a guess:
He has a lot of money?

37 posted on 06/14/2019 6:50:40 AM PDT by StormEye
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; ...

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38 posted on 06/14/2019 7:12:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Maybe she should transfer to the 7th floor of the FBI Building then.


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