Trump officials accused of violating Hatch Act for campaigning in Alaska
by Mary McCue Bell · The Washington TimesTwo nonprofit groups have filed Hatch Act complaints against three Trump administration department heads for campaigning alongside Alaskan GOP nominee Sen. Dan Sullivan, who is seeking reelection.
Democracy Defenders Fund and Reporters Without Borders filed the complaint against Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
The Hatch Act restricts federal executive branch employees from engaging in partisan political activity, namely any action directed toward the success or failure of a political party, candidate for partisan office or partisan group.
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