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This is pretty simple. You’re not allowed to use your government platform to make partisan political statements.

— Citizens for Ethics‏ @CREWcrew - Oct 21, 2018

Sarah Goebbels Sanders #LockHerUp

CREW Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Sarah Huckabee Sanders

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders likely violated the Hatch Act by using her official government Twitter account to tweet a photo of herself with Kanye West, who was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, in the Oval Office, according to a complaint filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) with the Office of Special Counsel (OSC).

“The Hatch Act forbids government employees from using official accounts to tweet out partisan campaign propaganda, including President Trump’s campaign slogan.”

“This administration does not seem to care about what the law says when it comes to ethics issues like using official positions for politics,” CREW Executive Director Noah Bookbinder said.

Republican Congress?

“How many investigations and findings of violations are needed until this administration takes action to stop the misuse of government resources for political activity?”

In August, CREW filed Hatch Act complaints against ten White House staffers

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Mick Mulvaney

Alyssa Farah

Helen Aguirre Ferre

Hogan Gidley

Jacob Wood

Jessica Ditto

Lindsay Walters

Madeleine Westerhout

Raj Shah

CREW had also filed complaints against:

Stephanie Grisham, Deputy Assistant to the President and Communications Director for the Office of the First Lady

Dan Scavino, White House Director of Social Media

Nikki Haley, former Ambassador to the United Nations

Kellyanne Conway, Counselor to the President

Here’s a guide to the 14 federal ethics investigations into Ryan Zinke →

Citizens for Ethics‏ @CREWcrew - Aug 9, 2018

Ongoing Investigations Into Alleged Misconduct By Zinke

Blocked casino project after meeting with lobbyists, Department of Interior Office of Inspector General (Inspector General)

Potential Hatch Act violation: Florida drilling announcement, Office of Special Counsel (OSC)

Censorship in a climate change report, Inspector General

Potential Hatch Act violation: Make America Great Again socks, OSC

Real estate and microbrewery deal with an oil services executive, Inspector General

Spending $139,000 in taxpayer funds for office doors, House Oversight Committee

Expected nothing less from the #TrumpCrimeFamily

The federal agency charged with policing the political activity of federal employees has determined that FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly violated federal law in February when he instructed a crowd of people to vote for President Trump, according to a letter obtained by Gizmodo.

#LawAndOrder was a Trump LIE.

Other Trump officials who have violated the #HatchAct without being suspended or fired:

Kellyanne Conway violated it twice

Dan Scavino, Trump’s social media director

Nikki Haley, UN Ambassador

Currently complaints against:

Ben Carson, HUD

Kris Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State #VoterFraudLies

The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) determined that O’Rielly violated the Hatch Act when he told a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to “make sure President Trump gets re-elected,” the letter says. The OSC wrote that O’Rielly “violated the Hatch Act’s prohibition against using his official authority or influence to affect an election.”

The Hatch Act, passed in 1939, expressly forbids federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity while on the job.

Penalties for Violating the Hatch Act, ThoughtCo

An employee who violates the Hatch Act shall be removed from their position and funds appropriated for the position from which removed thereafter may not be used to pay the employee or individual. However, if the Merit Systems Protection Board finds by unanimous vote that the violation does not warrant removal, a penalty of not less than 30 days' suspension without pay shall be imposed by direction of the Board. Federal employees should also be aware that certain political activities may also be criminal offenses under title 18 of the U.S. Code.