The Latest: Trump campaign statement appears to violate law

[brooklynite]

Source: AP

A statement released by the Trump campaign attributed to White House senior adviser Jared Kushner Tuesday is in seeming violation of federal law prohibiting the use of official titles in political work.

The campaign had used Kushner's title and his position as an "assistant to the president" in its press release announcing Brad Parscale as the campaign manager for the 2020 re-election effort. The title has been removed from the copy of the release posted to the campaign website after questions from the Associated Press.

The Hatch Act bars government employees from using their official titles in political work. Press secretary Sarah Sanders says all senior official and Cabinet secretaries have been briefed on the prohibition.

Read more: https://apnews.com/amp/e5443ec114884495b5df352b97fd9bb2

[Angry Dragon]

1. just another misstep..........no biggie

[murielm99]

2. Who is going to stop them?

Congress?

They do as they please.

[volstork]

12. No one

will stop them until we take over the Congress.

[Sophia4]

3. Amateur hour in the White House.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. How many does this make??

[flotsam]

5. Another "technical violation" of the law

Why have I never heard in my 65 years about a black man being "only" technically in violation of the law? "Sure, technically he robbed the bank, but isn't the shame of being found guilty penalty enough???"...The only penalty under the Hatch act is removal from the position and that should be the least that we demand.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. He went through this with his family almost a year ago

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/07/527282482/kushner-companies-pitch-to-chinese-investors-raises-conflict-of-interest-questio

And Conway did so a few months ago in a 2nd offense, where her first offense was a year ago, afterwhich she had been "reprimanded and counseled".

And they are not going to stop until they are charged.

[Gothmog]

7. Who is surprised by this?

[ffr]

8. The Hatch Act must not apply to anything, because Comey violated it too.

10 days before the election.

[KPN]

10. Oh, it applies alright. If you're an average employee, especially if you're registered R.

[KPN]

9. WTF -- when is the GOP going to step up and save our country?

Oh yeah, never. Corporations, personal "profit", and ideology over country. I keep forgetting.

[NewJeffCT]

11. I'm sure Paul Ryan and Devin Nunes

will be all over this latest violation of our laws.

[torius]

13. but is "assistant to the President" even a real title.

His real official title is Royal Son-in-Law.

[sfwriter]

14. Another fine Brad Parscale production!

Brad Parscale, Wasn't he in with the Russians or something?