CREW is demanding accountability for the Trump admin’s Hatch Act violations
CREW is demanding accountability for the Trump admin’s Hatch Act violations CREW Legal Team From: info@citizensforethics.org To: Mark M Giese Mon, Nov 2 at 3:17 PM Mark, In the lead-up to the midterms, the Trump administration is undertaking an anti-democratic effort to use the authority of the executive branch to illegally engage in politics and tip the scales for preferred states and candidates, in violation of the Hatch Act. The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from “us[ing] [their] official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election.” This means that federal employees must refrain from certain political behaviors, including using their official title or position while engaged in political activity, fundraising for a political party or candidate and even using their official social media accounts to post political messages. The Trump administration has blatantly disregarded this law. In the weeks leading up to ...
