Betsy DeVos under investigation for ethics violation

[Tanuki]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/us/politics/betsy-devos-hatch-act-investigation.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage

"An independent government agency will investigate whether Education Secretary Betsy DeVos breached a law forbidding federal employees from engaging in political activities on the job after her department distributed a clip of Ms. DeVos criticizing the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., through government channels.
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The revelation is the latest in a string of Trump administration officials to face accusations of breaching the government ethics law. But the power to levy penalties on officials like Ms. DeVos falls to President Trump, and he has shown little inclination to mete out punishment or follow the office’s recommendations.

The complaint stems from an appearance by Ms. DeVos on Fox News this month, when the secretary said Mr. Biden’s pledge to abandon her school-choice policies was “shameful.” She claimed that he had “turned his back on the kids” and “turned his face in favor of the teachers union” and its demands.

Shortly afterward, Education Department staff members distributed a link to the interview in an official email titled, “Important Updates from U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos,” via a government list, according to the complaint filed with the Office of Special Counsel. Ms. DeVos’s official Twitter account also posted the interview."...(more)

[joshdawg]

1. devos unethical?!

I'm shocked, shocked I tell ya.
Say it ain't so.

[mnmoderatedem]

2. ethics?

this administration does not give a shit about the rule of law, let alone ethics.