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Oh No, They Didn’t! House Republicans Tried to Go After Karine Jean-Pierre’s Pay
Accusing her of lying and antisemitism, a Republican House member tried to have the Press Secretary’s salary docked.
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Betsy DeVos Is the Subject of an Ethics Violation Investigation
Of all the egregious things Betsy DeVos has done since becoming Donald Trump’s inept secretary of education, could a possible violation of the Hatch Act be the thing that takes her down? The New York Times reports that during an appearance on Fox News earlier this month, DeVos criticized Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice…
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Feds Scold HUD Administrator Lynne Patton for Her Political Comments on Company Time
Watch your mouth! That was the word from the feds to Lynne Patton, former Trump event planner and now somehow an administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, over her making political comments while on the clock. According to Politico, the federal Office of Special Counsel has issued a warning to Patton…
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Kellyanne Conway Dismisses House Call to Discuss Accusations She’s Been Talking Out of Turn
Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway refused Monday to appear before a House committee probing stuff she’s said that lawmakers say violated a federal law banning government employees from engaging in political speech while on the job. Conway, with her boss’ blessing, ignored a subpoena from the House Oversight and Reform Committee to answer questions about her…
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Government Watchdog Wants Kellyanne Conway Fired, but Conway Wants That Smoke: 'Let Me Know When the Jail Sentence Starts'
Kellyanne Conway is a federal employee. As White House counselor, she is basically a well-paid executive branch federal employee, but a federal employee, nonetheless. So, as a White Walker affirmative-action hire, she isn’t supposed to be bashing Democratic presidential candidates. On Thursday, the Office of Special Counsel informed the White House that because Conway can’t…
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Lynne Patton Doesn’t Care If She Violated the Hatch Act Again
When Lynne Patton isn’t violating the sensibilities of hairdressers this side of 1999, she’s possibly violating the Hatch Act, a federal law meant to prevent officials from politicizing positions in the government, starting with her social media habits. Congressional gollywog Patton is tasked with overseeing the largest regions controlled by the Department of Housing and…
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Kellyanne Conway Violated Federal Ethics Rules Twice Last Year: Report
A federal ethics agency has determined that Kellyanne Conway broke the law twice last year while advocating for the election of Republican Roy Moore in the U.S. Senate race in Alabama. The Office of Special Counsel found that Conway violated the Hatch Act while giving live television interviews from the White House lawn, NPR reports.…