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FCC Commissioner Broke the Law By Advocating for Trump, Officials Find (theverge.com)
A newly released letter from government officials finds that Republican FCC commissioner Michael O'Reilly broke a federal law preventing officials from advocating for political candidates when he told a crowd that one way to avoid policy changes was to "make sure that President Trump gets reelected." The Verge reports: After he made the comments, the watchdog group American Oversight filed a letter with the Office of Special Counsel, which handles Hatch Act complaints. In response to the group's letter, the Office of Special Counsel said today that O'Rielly did, in fact, violate the Hatch Act. The letter said O'Rielly responded that he was only trying to provide an explanatory answer to how those changes in policy could be stopped, but the office rejected that reasoning. The office said it has sent a warning letter to O'Rielly this time, but will consider other infractions "a willful and knowing violation of the law" that could lead to legal action.
I suspect everyone breaks one law or another every day and doesn't know it.
Yep! Its ridiculous to expect someone to follows the laws that apply specifically to their jobs. As a doctor, its really just too much to expect for me to follow the laws regarding prescribing opioids. Just too many damn laws!
Awww, look at that. A poor widdle trumpster with mod points got triggered. Do you need a safe space?
Lock him up!
Lock him up!
Lock him up!
What?... you guys seemed to like that chant before. What changed? ;)
Anons need not reply. Questions end with a question mark.
Doubtful. Hatch act language is pretty clear. A political appointee is going to be political, while a career employee is supposed to be apolitical. Special counsel is appatently wrong.