Kellyanne Conway broke law
By Zeke Miller
Updated7 March 2018 — 6:41am
first published at 6:38am
... The Office of Special Counsel, which is unrelated to Robert Mueller's office, says Conway violated the Hatch Act twice last year when she spoke out in support of Republican Roy Moore and against his Democratic rival, Senator Doug Jones, in the Alabama Senate race ...
Special Counsel Henry Kerner sent his office's findings to President Donald Trump on Tuesday "for appropriate disciplinary action". Because she is a presidential appointee, it is up to Trump to decide what - if any - punishment she will receive ...
Conway came under fire for violating a different ethics provision last year, when she told Trump supporters to purchase products sold under the Ivanka Trump brand. The White House told the Office of Government Ethics she was "highly unlikely" to do so again and that it was providing her with additional ethics training.
The report said Conway did not respond to multiple requests from the Office of Special Counsel to explain her comments. The White House argued that Conway's job included the role of providing "commentary" on Trump's thinking ...
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-counsellor-kellyanne-conway-broke-law-says-watchdog-20180307-p4z35l.html
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