DeVos to Be Investigated for Potential Violation of Ethics Law
WASHINGTON — An independent government agency will investigate whether Education Secretary Betsy DeVos breached a law forbidding federal employees from engaging in political activities on the job after her department distributed a clip of Ms. DeVos criticizing the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., through government channels.
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which has jurisdiction to investigate violations of the law, known as the Hatch Act, will conduct the inquiry, according to the investigative watchdog blog that filed the complaint.
The revelation is the latest in a string of Trump administration officials to face accusations of breaching the government ethics law. But the power to levy penalties on officials like Ms. DeVos falls to President Trump, and he has shown little inclination to mete out punishment or follow the office’s recommendations.
The complaint stems from an appearance by Ms. DeVos on Fox News this month, when the secretary said Mr. Biden’s pledge to abandon her school-choice policies was “shameful.” She claimed that he had “turned his back on the kids” and “turned his face in favor of the teachers union” and its demands.
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