The US Office of Special Counsel announced Tuesday that White House aide Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act on two occasions by "advocating for and against candidates" in last year's Alabama Senate special election.
In a new report, the OSC special counsel, Henry Kerner, pointed to Conway's TV interviews conducted in her "official capacity" in November and December of last year. The agency said Conway "impermissibly mixed official government business with political views about candidates in the Alabama special election."
One of the two interviews was on CNN's "New Day," and the second was on Fox News' "Fox & Friends."
In a letter to President Donald Trump, Kerner said he is referring her violations for the President's "consideration of appropriate disciplinary action."
Look at that, the Mueller team is giving Donald Trump the opportunity to do the right thing.
How do you think that went over?
Yep, you are correct:
In a statement, White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said Conway was expressing the President's position for lawmakers who support the administration's agenda.
"Kellyanne Conway did not advocate for or against the election of any particular candidate," Gidley said. "She simply expressed the President's obvious position that he have people in the House and Senate who support his agenda. In fact, Kellyanne's statements actually show her intention and desire to comply with the Hatch Act -- as she twice declined to respond to the host's specific invitation to encourage Alabamans to vote for the Republican."
Of course the problem here is that there is video evidence of of Conway breaking that law.
See?Kellyanne Conway was breaking the law live on television pic.twitter.com/BC79NBGRpf— NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 7, 2018
Are you kind of wondering why the Mueller team, who is notorious for keeping a lid on things, made this announcement publicly instead of just sending a private message to the White House?
I think it is because they KNEW the Trump White House would respond this way, and they wanted it on record.
Stay tuned.
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