Zinke's MAGA Socks Broke The Law, According To Investigators

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By Cristina Cabrera
June 6, 2019 1:43 pm

Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke violated the Hatch Act when he tweeted a photo of him wearing “Make America Great Again!” socks last year, according to government investigators.


The Washington Post on Thursday published a letter from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which oversees Hatch Act compliance, to the watchdog organization Campaign for Accountability in December 2018 confirming that Zinke’s tweet was a violation of the Hatch Act.

“Wearing or displaying items with campaign slogans or images of candidates constitutes political activity for purposes of the Hatch Act,” the letter reads. “Accordingly, Secretary Zinke engaged in political activity when he wore the above-referenced socks.”

In June 2018, Zinke tweeted the photo and captioned it with “Breaking in new socks on a hike with the governors today” before he was scheduled to speak to the Western Governors Association.

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[shraby]

1. What's the penalty? If they don't enforce the Hatch Act, i.e. conway when she did it,

What's the use of having it?

[FoxNewsSucks]

2. They need to make sure they can punish

any Democrat who tries the same thing.

Looks like that's really all it's for, since laws apparently only apply to Democrats.

[Scarsdale]

3. Once a democratic appointee does something like this

you can rest assured the Hatch Act will DEFINITELY be put into action. You can take THAT to the bank. Rules and laws apply to (D)'s.

[cstanleytech]

4. Far as I am concerned the Hatch Act is a toothless joke.

[LanternWaste]

5. Scott Bloch is concerned with your concern

[bluevoter4life]

6. The double standard is strong with this one

Meanwhile, me, as a lowly peon federal employee, my ass would be fired on the spot if I dare walk into work with a "Dems 2020" t-shirt.

[dawnie51]

7. AND?

None of these cretins give a damn. They smirk at the regulations, laugh at the law. When they commit enough crimes that they HAVE to go, they just walk away into a cushy rethug job. There is no punishment, no pay back. I am beyond disgusted.