White House Official Navarro Accused of Using Taxpayers Money to Campaign for Trump Reelection
Source: Newsweek
In what could be considered a violation of the Hatch Act, White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Director Peter Navarro allegedly created documents specifically for six swing states highlighting President Donald Trump's economic policies, according to Monday reporting by The Daily Beast.
According to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the Hatch Act prohibits some federal employees from participating in certain political activities in order to "ensure that federal programs are administered in a non-partisan fashion." The documents produced by Navarro's office did not specifically attempt to entice readers to re-elect Trump.
However, some see the swing state reports as another attempt by Navarro to use his office as a platform to campaign for Trump. Navarro's actions on behalf of the Trump re-election campaign, including television interviews while standing in an official position, have caught the attention of the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) which has called for Navarro to be removed from office.
Economic reports were created for Florida, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Although the reports are geared specifically to each state by naming businesses and industries localized to those states, all reports refer to Trump as "the greatest jobs President and trade negotiator in history."
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This is why the campaign fundraising advantage that Biden has is somewhat overstated, because Trump is willing to use the resources of the federal government to finance his campaign whether it be including campaign flyers in federal food aid to using the White House to host campaign events. Of course, Republicans are allowed to duck questions about whether this is proper.
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That law was passed long before anybody understood the evil that has currently taken over the Repuke Party.
