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White House Official's Political Tweet Was Illegal, Agency Says - The New York Times - 0 views

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shared by malonema1 on 10 Jun 17 - No Cached
  • White House Official’s Political Tweet Was Illegal, Agency Says
  • WASHINGTON — Dan Scavino Jr., the White House director of social media, violated a federal law that prohibits political activity by government employees, the federal agency empowered to enforce the law has concluded, citing the tweet Mr. Scavino sent in April calling for the defeat of a Republican member of Congress who has been critical of President Trump.
  • The feud between Mr. Scavino and Representative Justin Amash, Republican of Michigan, escalated during the debate over the effort to roll back President Barack Obama’s health care program, as Mr. Amash was among the conservative Freedom Caucus members who questioned the initial proposal.
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  • @justinamash is a big liability. #TrumpTrain, defeat him in primary.”
  • “Bring it on. I’ll always stand up for liberty, the Constitution & Americans of every background” — in a tweet that also linked to Mr. Amash’s campaign fund-raising website, also a possible violation.
  • “The law is clear that government officials can’t use their official positions for political or campaign activity,” Mr. Bookbinder said on Friday, after his organization released the letter. “It is important to maintain real lines between government and politics and the Office of Special Counsel’s position makes clear they are going to be active to protect those lines.”
  • The federal law puts no limits on the ability of federal officials to take positions that are critical of policies supported by others.
  • What happens more often is federal employees accept settlements that often include suspensions or resignation, without a formal charge. Advertisement Continue reading the main story
  • Mr. Scavino, however, has been more careful in his tweets, the Office of Special Counsel said in its letter to CREW. “A review of Mr. Scavino’s personal Twitter account since that time did not reveal any new violations,” the letter from the agency said.
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FBI investigating alleged harassment of Biden campaign bus - CNNPolitics - 0 views

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shared by xaviermcelderry on 02 Nov 20 - No Cached
  • The incident took place in Texas on Friday as the campaign bus was traveling from San Antonio to Austin as part of a push to urge Biden supporters to cast their ballots on the state's last day of early voting. A Biden campaign official described the motorists' actions as an attempt to slow down the bus and run it off the road.
  • People in vehicles that were part of a "Trump Train" began yelling profanities and obscenities and then blockaded the entire Biden entourage, according to a source familiar with the incident.At one point they slowed the tour bus to roughly 20 mph on Interstate 35, the campaign official said. The vehicles slowed down to try to stop the bus in the middle of the highway. The source said there were nearly 100 vehicles around the campaign bus. Biden staffers were rattled by the event, the source said, though no one was hurt.
  • Neither Biden nor his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, were on the bus. Multiple sources told CNN that Wendy Davis, a former state senator who is challenging Republican Rep. Chip Roy for Texas' 21st Congressional District, was on the bus. Davis' campaign declined to comment to CNN on Saturday.
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  • President Donald Trump tweeted a video of the bus incident with the words "I LOVE TEXAS!" on Saturday, and claimed at a campaign rally on Sunday that his supporters were "protecting" the bus.
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