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Oct 31, 2016 · Did Director Comey’s letter to Congress violate the Hatch Act? The Hatch Act provision most commonly invoked in discussions of Comey’s letter is 5 U.S.C. § 7323(a)(1), which...
Oct 31, 2016 · Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid says Comey may have violated a law known as the Hatch Act by making the investigation public this late in the election season.
Oct 31, 2016 · Some say Comey may have violated the Hatch Act. Others have countered that it’s impossible if President Barack Obama can hit the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton. What’s going on...
Oct 31, 2016 · The main criticism leveled against Comey is that he violated the Hatch Act, a rule designed to keep government officials from using their authority to influence elections. Elected...
He’d just need to making a convincing case for some non-Trump reason behind his letter to Congress. Constitutional Law Expert Jonathan Turley took the position that the Hatch Act “is simply a dog that will not hunt ,” – in his recent piece denouncing the Reid/Painter charges against Comey.
On October 30, 2016, U.S. Senate Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid stated that FBI Director James Comey may have violated the Hatch Act by sending a letter to the Congress on October 28, 2016, which stated that the FBI would be reopening its investigation of the Hillary Clinton email controversy.
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The Office of Special Counsel, a federal watchdog agency, investigates and subsequently determines violations of the Hatch Act. Running afoul of the regulations can cost an official their...
