Kellyanne Conway should be fired for her Hatch Act violations. I don’t expect Trump to do anything. Democrats will push for her firing but Republicans obviously will let the Trump administration get away with anything.
The presumptive penalty for violation of the Hatch Act is dismissal. When I was a federal employee, I received extensive training on this point.
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) June 13, 2019
Why should Kellyanne Conway be treated differently from any other federal employee? She has violated the Hatch Act multiple times. https://t.co/IotIDH4pLQ
Elijah Cummings on Kellyanne Conway: “Complying with the law is not optional. President Trump should terminate Ms. Conway’s employment immediately in light of these dozens of violations of federal law.“
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 13, 2019
This statement is just wrong.
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) June 13, 2019
1) #SCOTUS has repeatedly held that government employees have very limited First Amendment rights _as_ employees.
2) No one has deprived @KellyannePolls of anything; this is a recommendation to terminate her (wholly discretionary) gov't employment. https://t.co/f59m2nCBB3
"The office, which is not affiliated with Robert Mueller, has never before made such a recommendation for a White House official." https://t.co/lDMKaBa11f
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) June 13, 2019
Note to the White House: The Supreme Court has upheld the Hatch Act. Twice.
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) June 13, 2019
I was just standing in an office in the WH press office when Kellyanne Conway came in. I asked for her reaction to this. She pointed to the door and said “can you leave, please?” Later, I asked her again, and she said: “I have no reaction. Why would I give you a reaction?“ https://t.co/DZWKJsQLQb
— Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) June 13, 2019
This legal conclusion comes as no surprise. The surprise — shock, actually — would come if Trump were to act on this recommendation and fire Ms. Conway. He obviously won’t. https://t.co/RtlyOzby8F
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) June 13, 2019
Note to TV bookers: Kellyanne Conway is now credibly accused of being a lawbreaker. How about we don’t book her for a while??
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) June 13, 2019
So if you can't get fired over repeatedly violating the Hatch Act, does the Hatch Act exist?
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) June 13, 2019
Kellyanne Conway will not be fired over this Hatch Act business.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 13, 2019
Continued violations of the law are a feature, not a bug, and will be rewarded, not punished.
"It’s the people who advocate for Trump, justify him, excuse him, and imitate him — people like Kellyanne Conway — who make the real damage possible."@paulwaldman1 on how Kellyanne Conway exemplifies the administration's moral rot:https://t.co/80E4Eqaa7R
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 13, 2019
MUST READ. An important test for the #RuleofLaw https://t.co/nbehsL2QCN
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) June 13, 2019
Analysis: "Blah, blah, blah." This 2-week-old Kellyanne Conway clip looks exceedingly painful today https://t.co/vPwY9TnKml
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 13, 2019
The Office of Special Counsel ruled that Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act on several occasions, following complaints filed by CREW. We join OSC in calling for Conway to be removed from federal service.https://t.co/BRPKgWoPhN
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 13, 2019
Sad! 