| Megathread: Office of Special Counsel Says White House Adviser Kellyanne Conway violated Hatch Act Posted: 06 Mar 2018 09:27 AM PST (Reuters) - Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trump's top advisers, violated federal law in two televised interviews last year by using her White House position to weigh in on a political race, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said on Tuesday.
Washington Examiner The office announced Tuesday it sent an investigative report to President Trump detailing its findings. Special Counsel Henry Kerner said in a letter to the president he is referring Conway's Hatch Act violations to him for "consideration of appropriate disciplinary action." [Moderators note: This is unrelated to Robert Mueller's Special Counsel investigation, this is the result of a separate OSC investigation into ethics complaints filed last year] Letter from OSC, Henry J. Kerner to White House PDF WARNING CNN Mirror This is a megathread to discuss this breaking story. Note that off topic, low effort comments may be automatically removed.
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