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In reply to the discussion: Former WH Ethics Lawyer Files Hatch Act Violation Complaint Against Comey [View all]SodoffBush
(1,035 posts)against two supervisors. The Act is very effective at getting one's attention, especially since Federal Employees are trained to understand its parameters every year. During my time in Federal Service, jail time was possible for perpetrators.
The FBI agents who are colluding in the background need to have a violation filed against them as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Act_of_1939#Recent_events
Obama has modernized the Hatch Act:
President Barack Obama signed the Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012 on December 28, 2012. It modified penalties under the Hatch Act to allow for disciplinary actions in addition to removal for federal employees; clarified the applicability to the District of Columbia of provisions that cover state and local governments; limited the prohibition on state and local employees running for elective office to employees whose salary is paid completely by federal loans or grants.[18]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Act_of_1939#Provisions
When I used the act against two supervisors, they didn't have any idea what the Hatch Act was about. They do, now. Training has become even more intense.