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Opinion | Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act. Will she be charged?
"The special counsel is facing the biggest test of his career. Iām referring not to Robert S.Mueller III but to Henry Kerner of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), the small agency that investigates Hatch Act violations. That law prohibits executive branch employees from using their government positions to influence elections, which is precisely what presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway did last week. Whether Kerner will enforce the law is another matter.
When Conway appeared onāFox and Friendsā last Monday, it was clear she was doing so in an official capacity: One of the showās hosts introduced her by her title and she articulated the administrationās views as she stood in front of the White House. In discussing whether the president has enough votes to get a tax bill through the Senate, Conway (without prompting) attacked Doug Jones, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Alabama. āAnd Doug Jones in Alabama?ā she said, āFolks, donāt be fooled. Heāll be a vote against tax cuts. Heās weak on crime, weak on borders. Heās strong on raising your taxes. Heās terrible for property owners.ā
Conwayās intent was clear enough already, but she decided to make it clearer. āIām telling you that we want the votes in the Senate to get this tax bill through,ā she admitted. Playing down the sexual misconduct allegations against Jonesās Republican opponent Roy Moore, Conway added, āIf the media were really concerned about all these allegations and that was what this was truly about with the Democrats, Al Franken would be on the ash heap of bygone, half-funny comedians.ā After a startled āFox and Friendsā host pointed out that even the Republican National Committee had withdrawn support for Moore, Conway doubled down on her advocacy against Jones. āNobody ever says his name, and they pretend heās some kind of conservative Democrat, and heās not,ā she said."
Opinion | Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act. Will she be charged?
"The special counsel is facing the biggest test of his career. Iām referring not to Robert S.Mueller III but to Henry Kerner of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), the small agency that investigates Hatch Act violations. That law prohibits executive branch employees from using their government positions to influence elections, which is precisely what presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway did last week. Whether Kerner will enforce the law is another matter.
When Conway appeared onāFox and Friendsā last Monday, it was clear she was doing so in an official capacity: One of the showās hosts introduced her by her title and she articulated the administrationās views as she stood in front of the White House. In discussing whether the president has enough votes to get a tax bill through the Senate, Conway (without prompting) attacked Doug Jones, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Alabama. āAnd Doug Jones in Alabama?ā she said, āFolks, donāt be fooled. Heāll be a vote against tax cuts. Heās weak on crime, weak on borders. Heās strong on raising your taxes. Heās terrible for property owners.ā
Conwayās intent was clear enough already, but she decided to make it clearer. āIām telling you that we want the votes in the Senate to get this tax bill through,ā she admitted. Playing down the sexual misconduct allegations against Jonesās Republican opponent Roy Moore, Conway added, āIf the media were really concerned about all these allegations and that was what this was truly about with the Democrats, Al Franken would be on the ash heap of bygone, half-funny comedians.ā After a startled āFox and Friendsā host pointed out that even the Republican National Committee had withdrawn support for Moore, Conway doubled down on her advocacy against Jones. āNobody ever says his name, and they pretend heās some kind of conservative Democrat, and heās not,ā she said."
That's funny, ima. You guys are so bloodied right now, you can't see your opponents.
