Federal watchdog probing Trump campaign's use of White House: lawmaker

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has opened an investigation into allegations that the Trump campaign's use of the White House as an Election Day command center violated federal law, Democratic Representative Bill Pascrell said on Thursday.

In a statement, Pascrell said the federal watchdog responded on Thursday to his call for a probe, telling him a special unit "has opened an investigation into these allegations to determine if the Hatch Act was violated."

President Donald Trump monitored election returns in the living room of the White House residence on Tuesday, later addressing some 200 supporters gathered in the East Room.

Pascrell had asked the special counsel, Henry Kerner, to investigate reports suggesting that Trump used space in the adjacent Eisenhower Executive Office Building - on the grounds of the White House - as a campaign "war room."

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[mpcamb]

1. Good! Great to hear this. 'Bout time!

[Bayard]

2. Investigations into this admin's misdeeds

Will go on for years.

[C Moon]

5. That's for sure.

And we need to make sure it doesn't happen again.
Punishment for white collar crime needs to be more severe. Judges are too easy on white collar criminals.

[Vivienne235729]

3. Good. I'm tired of his lawlessness and belief that he is above the law

[SergeStorms]

4. Are you shitting me?

After literally hundreds of other Hatch Act violations they're homing in on this one? Yeah, I'm glad there's an "investigation", but does anyone think they're going to do anything about it? I don't. The time to act was in 2017 when the grifters moved into the White House and started their payola schemes, not at the end of MF45's term.

[canetoad]

6. It was either use the White House

Or charge exorbitant rental for a trump property. Six of one.....

[SergeStorms]

7. If they had it at Trump's Washington Hotel....

you can bet there wouldn't be a Hatch Act investigation. The hypocrisy is astounding.

[James48]

8. It's a felony, even for Trumpers.

Intentionally violating the Hatch Act can get prison time. It may be that Barr will refuse to prosecute, but you can be damn sure the next AG will be able to fully pursue these violations.