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Karine Jean-Pierre and top Biden spokesman inappropriately used their roles to influence elections with attacks on 'MAGA' Republicans, government watchdog rules
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12815197/Karine-Jean-Pierre-Biden-hatch-act.html
White House spokespeople Karine Jean-Pierre and Andrew Bates violated the Hatch Act when they had been warned against using the word 'MAGA' to describe certain Republicans, a government watchdog agency said on Friday.
The independent Office of Special Counsel said the two took actions 'contrary' to official guidance on the law when they slammed 'MAGA' Republicans' budget plan this year.
In their letter, first reported by NBC News, the office notes the violations came days after Jean-Pierre was warned she had violated the law intended to prevent federal employees from using their offices to influence elections.
This summer, the Office of Special Counsel notified government officials that 'MAGA' and similar terms were effectively off-limits for use as they were seen as campaign-related slogans.
The ruling came after OCS's June finding that Jean-Pierre was in violation of the Hatch Act when she repeatedly referred to 'MAGA Republicans' in the run-up to the 2022 midterm election. No action was taken against Jean-Pierre.
'MAGA' is the campaign slogan for former President Donald Trump. The OSC did say that the use of 'MAGAnomics' is permitted.
'We take the law seriously and uphold the Hatch Act,' a White House official told DailyMail.com.
Jean-Pierre, Bates and other officials repeatedly cite the Hatch Act in press briefings when declining to answer reporters' questions about President Joe Biden's re-election campaign or about Trump's candidacy.
But Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, and Bates, who is deputy White House press secretary, have used the word 'MAGA' repeatedly when talking about 'extreme MAGA Republicans' and their agenda.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12815197/Karine-Jean-Pierre-Biden-hatch-act.html
White House spokespeople Karine Jean-Pierre and Andrew Bates violated the Hatch Act when they had been warned against using the word 'MAGA' to describe certain Republicans, a government watchdog agency said on Friday.
The independent Office of Special Counsel said the two took actions 'contrary' to official guidance on the law when they slammed 'MAGA' Republicans' budget plan this year.
In their letter, first reported by NBC News, the office notes the violations came days after Jean-Pierre was warned she had violated the law intended to prevent federal employees from using their offices to influence elections.
This summer, the Office of Special Counsel notified government officials that 'MAGA' and similar terms were effectively off-limits for use as they were seen as campaign-related slogans.
The ruling came after OCS's June finding that Jean-Pierre was in violation of the Hatch Act when she repeatedly referred to 'MAGA Republicans' in the run-up to the 2022 midterm election. No action was taken against Jean-Pierre.
'MAGA' is the campaign slogan for former President Donald Trump. The OSC did say that the use of 'MAGAnomics' is permitted.
'We take the law seriously and uphold the Hatch Act,' a White House official told DailyMail.com.
Jean-Pierre, Bates and other officials repeatedly cite the Hatch Act in press briefings when declining to answer reporters' questions about President Joe Biden's re-election campaign or about Trump's candidacy.
But Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, and Bates, who is deputy White House press secretary, have used the word 'MAGA' repeatedly when talking about 'extreme MAGA Republicans' and their agenda.
