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Hatch Act Violations on Full Display as RNC Uses White House as Backdrop for Trump Naturalization Ceremony, Lie-Filled Speech from Melania: WATCH

Towleroad August 26, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Using the White House, the American people’s house, as a backdrop, the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night appeared to violate criminal provisions of the Hatch Act “which bars executive branch employees from participating in politics in their official capacity,” according to the Washington Post.

One extreme violation (aside from its content, which was more than ironic given Trump’s stance and actions toward immigrants) was when acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf administered the Oath of Allegiance to five naturalized citizens.

The Washington Post reports: “A White House official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the legal basis of the event, said it was part of the president’s official schedule that was publicized on a public website. ‘The campaign decided to use the publicly available content for campaign purposes,’ the official said. ‘There was no violation of law.'”

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Additionally, according to the paper, “White House employees must be off-duty to participate in or attend a convention event. But what of the two Marines in dress who opened the door at the beginning of the above video? According to the Hatch Act, they “may not engage in activities that associate the DOD with any partisan political campaign or elections, candidate, cause or issue.”

Melania Trump: "Total honesty is what we, as citizens, deserve from our president" https://t.co/tz1YGPbJoz pic.twitter.com/ebCw1AE54E

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 26, 2020

And during the last part of the Tuesday night program, “first lady Melania Trump spoke from the Rose Garden. Numerous administration officials appeared to be in attendance, according to video feeds of her speech.”

Melania’s speech:

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The WaPo adds: “Earlier this month, the Office of Special Counsel told House Democrats in a letter that while the president is not prohibited from delivering his convention speech on White House grounds, the involvement of White House employees in the event could raise Hatch Act concerns.”

FOX News host Chris Wallace noted that the barrier between RNC Convention and the White House “was completely blown away tonight.”

Mediaite reports: “Wallace said the ‘most controversial of all’ had to be Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ‘making a political speech from a diplomatic hot-spot in Jerusalem.’ He said secretaries of state have never done this before, pointed out that the State Department actually has regulations against this sort of thing, and was a little skeptical of the department’s claim that he was just speaking in his ‘personal capacity.'”

“People can think it’s a big deal, they can think it’s a little deal. But all of this has never happened before. And it’s worth noting,” Wallace added.

Sec. of State Mike Pompeo annihilated State Dept. policy by using government resources to tape a speech and appear at the RNC last night from atop the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.

He sounded like a naive child praising something he doesn't understand. pic.twitter.com/CshFyrkjne

— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) August 26, 2020

Some reactions to the violation of the Hatch Act and Melania’s speech.

So many crimes were committed tonight. Insane. pic.twitter.com/MTQn5jORkF

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 26, 2020

I can’t wait for the moment that this wretched family is repudiated by the American people and the moving Trucks pack them up and remove the stench of their lying and corruption from the people’s house. Using the WH as a political stage is a truly disgraceful act. There are kids

— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) August 26, 2020

Don’t forget: most of what they did last night was illegal.

That’s our choice.

— Rufus Gifford (@rufusgifford) August 26, 2020

All well and good, but who’s going to enforce it? Bill Barr? Our institutions are broken. https://t.co/gbQ2MQYfJk

— Ari Ezra Waldman (@ariezrawaldman) August 26, 2020

Count the masks. pic.twitter.com/n4heCqBM9O

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 26, 2020

.@clairecmc is all out of fucks to give. https://t.co/VVyDMrDWOZ

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) August 26, 2020

Trump looks like he's having a great time pic.twitter.com/In7uOKHxzV

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 26, 2020

Terrifying. pic.twitter.com/7QVt4uRMiR

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 26, 2020

Topics: Featured, Politics More Posts About: 2020 Election, 2020 Election, Donald Trump, Hatch Act, Melania Trump, Republican National Convention, RNC

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