Kellyanne Conway Violated the Hatch Act 60 Times, Ethics Watchdog Claims in New Lawsuit

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Source: newsweek




By Alexandra Hutzler On 12/27/19 at 1:15 PM EST


White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway should be removed from her position in the Trump administration because of her repeated violation of the Hatch Act, according to a government ethics watchdog organization.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a lawsuit last week demanding the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), an agency tasked with enforcing the Hatch Act, take more disciplinary action against Conway over the violations.

"Since assuming her role in the Trump administration, Kellyanne Conway has continued to unabashedly abuse the power of her position as a high-ranking government official, and to illegally use her official position for partisan politics," CREW Executive Director Noah Bookbinder said in a statement shortly after the lawsuit was filed.

The legal action comes months after the Office of Special Counsel confirmed in a report to President Donald Trump that Conway violated the measure on multiple occasions by promoting his re-election campaign and attacking Democrats. The office recommended Conway be fired over the offenses and stated that her actions "erode the principal foundation of our democratic system — the rule of law.".......................

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/ethics-watchdog-files-lawsuit-over-kellyanne-conway-hatch-act-violations-1479364

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. NObody cares, if it was a dem they would be in HORRIFIC trouble, but it is a con

and the rules DO NOT apply to them.

[scarytomcat]

9. oh she didn't know she couldn't sell party politics

these unqualified people impotus hired are amazing for what they don't know

[diva77]

2. It's disgusting and beyond comprehension that Judy Woodruff of PBS newshour continues to

interview her in news segments, allowing her to spew her lies.

[Bob Loblaw]

3. Her birth was a hatch act

[erronis]

5. Cute. Wondering what type of reptile hatched her. George likes them cold-blooded.

[lastlib]

8. I would've thought it was a cloning gone horribly wrong.....

or one of these:

[BHDem53]

4. Lock her up!

[calimary]

6. Yeah. It has to be said. LOCK HER UP!

[rickyhall]

7. In a cage with the kidnapped children.

And gag her so she can play the Quiet Game.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

10. So she'll be disbarred, right?

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320960-law-professors-file-complaint-on-conway-report%3Famp&ved=2ahUKEwjFufm2otfmAhVFHjQIHUAaDH0QFjANegQICRAB&usg=AOvVaw0LqNvkDvWEaTe3vKHBqFVp&ampcf=1&cshid=1577499283104

[TheHill;Mark Hensch
February 24, 2017 -
Law professors file misconduct complaint against Conway]

"We do not file this complaint lightly," the group said in the filing, dated Monday. "We believe that at one time, Ms. Conway understood her ethical responsibilities as a lawyer and abided by them."

"But she is currently acting in a way that brings shame upon the legal profession," they added, citing "conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation."

Conway is allegedly listed as a D.C. bar member under her maiden name, Kellyanne E. Fitzpatrick, though the George Washington University Law School graduate is currently a suspended member for not paying her dues.

[a kennedy]

11. What the hell happened to "I'm gonna drain the swamp"......tRump and ALL

HIS CRONIES ARE THE DAMN SWAMP.

[jmowreader]

15. Trump's idea of "draining the swamp"...

...is to replace the 6-foot alligators with an equal number of 12-foot alligators.

[elias7]

12. Rule of law. Stop putting her on shows.

If the administration is not going to hold her accountable, and the Congress isn’t going to investigate, then at least the media should have the sense to not give her the time of day...

[Firestorm49]

13. Only 60 times? Hell, she's just warming up.

[Yeehah]

14. Good thing we have all these Acts

So criminals can ignore them.

[BlueIdaho]

16. A truly horrible human being.

I’ve yet to figure out exactly what she does for the White House...