Dateline Trump's White House: Sarah Huckabee-Sanders in Latest Deep Ethical Dung Heap

The latest White House scandal unfolding 

Trump's team motto — the list of Ethical abusers is long

(Now add: Press Secy Sarah Huckabee-Sanders)

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders likely violated ethics regulations when she posted a photo on her official White House Twitter account of Kanye West wearing a MAGA hat (White House official photo above).

West’s hat touts President Trump’s campaign slogan: “Make America Great Again.” Sanders posed with West for the photo after his ranting wild appearance in the Oval Office (October 11) with Trump.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint Friday with the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), accusing Sanders of violating the Hatch Act which forbids Federal employees from using their influence, position, work resources, or social media accounts to affect the “results of an election.” 

Since the OSC determined earlier this year that once Trump declared he was running for re-election, any “display of Trump’s MAGA campaign slogan by a Federal employee is a violation of the Hatch Act.” 

(Note: The Hatch Act does not pertain to the President or Vice President since they are not considered Federal employees).

CREW Executive Director Noah Bookbinder said in a statement: “This administration does not seem to care about what the law says when it comes to ethics issues like using official positions for politics. How many investigations ... are needed until this administration takes action to stop the misuse of government resources for political activity?”

History of Trump administration officials and their abuses of the Hatch Act reported to and from the OLC: 

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley was reprimanded for re-tweeting Trump’s tweet supporting Ralph Norman, at the time a candidate for Congress. 

Melania Trump’s spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham for her gushing #MAGA tweet. 

White House director of social media Dan Scavino when he called for the primary defeat of GOP Rep. Justin Amash. 

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway — twice — once for touting Roy Moore of AL for his senate campaign, and prior when she was warned about ethics violations after she urged listeners on national TV to buy Ivanka Trump’s products.

My 2 cents: Solid case against Ms. Sanders, so, now what happens now, um Mr. President? Sweep and rug seems to come to mind.

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