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In November 2022, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeatedly used the phrase "MAGA Republicans" during White House press briefings, which the Office of Special Counsel determined was a violation the Hatch Act. The OSC issued a warning letter and did not persue any disciplinary action.
Karine Jean-Pierre and Andrew Bates took actions that were "contrary" to guidance on complying with a law designed to limit how officials engage in elections, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said.
Jean-Pierre has cited the Hatch Act repeatedly in declining to answer certain questions from reporters or in explaining why she can offer only limited responses, including in the weeks leading up ...
[33] [34] In June 2023, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), the government agency that enforces the Hatch Act, stated in a letter that Jean-Pierre had violated the act in briefings before the 2022 midterm election, in which she repeatedly made references to "MAGA Republicans", [33] [34] and referred to candidates as "mega MAGA Republican ...
The former Trump administration was the subject of numerous Hatch Act complaints during its four years in power. n one notable example, the OSC found White House counsel Kellyanne Conway to have ...
Poole contended that the Hatch Act violated the Ninth and Tenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution. [20] Justice Reed also asserted (without explanation) that the Hatch Act implicated rights guaranteed by the First Amendment, and by implication the due process protections of the Fifth Amendment as well. [21]
U.S. federal employees are subject to the Hatch Act, a law limiting some political activities to keep the government free from partisan influence. US Navy Secretary violated law on political ...
The Office of the Special Counsel has found a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee’s directive to avoid houses with Trump campaign signs during Hurricane Milton violated Hatch Act ...