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spanone

(135,844 posts) Thu Feb 9, 2017, 02:49 PM Feb 2017

kellyanne conway BROKE THE LAW on fox news today.

Kellayanne Conway violated ban on Federal employees using public office for endorsement of product.

§ 2635.702 Use of public office for private gain.

An employee shall not use his public office for his own private gain, for the endorsement of any product, service or enterprise, or for the private gain of friends, relatives, or persons with whom the employee is affiliated in a nongovernmental capacity, including nonprofit organizations of which the employee is an officer or member, and persons with whom the employee has or seeks employment or business relations. The specific prohibitions set forth in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section apply this general standard, but are not intended to be exclusive or to limit the application of this section.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/2635.702

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kellyanne conway BROKE THE LAW on fox news today. (Original Post) spanone Feb 2017 OP

Who would be able to indict? Who has that power in this case? Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #1

It's not typically something that is criminally prosecuted madville Feb 2017 #7

Right, so of course our government now will never punish a GOP person for anything Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #8

The Obama Administration didn't prosecute federal employees for stuff like this either madville Feb 2017 #9

Spicer just said "Kellyanne was counseled" on the issue. Hmm.. jmg257 Feb 2017 #2

probably means she got a 'thumbs up' from trump spanone Feb 2017 #3

The democratic congress are all over this yeoman6987 Feb 2017 #4

That whole bunch is learning presidentin' using the OJT method. lpbk2713 Feb 2017 #5

Sessions will do nothing, it's a free for all. sarcasmo Feb 2017 #6

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. Who would be able to indict? Who has that power in this case?

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:03 PM

Feb 2017

madville

(7,412 posts)

7. It's not typically something that is criminally prosecuted

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:30 PM

Feb 2017

It's usually handled administratively within the department or agency, the employee gets counseled, or in more serious cases reprimanded and maybe suspended without pay for a short time.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

8. Right, so of course our government now will never punish a GOP person for anything

Reply to madville (Reply #7)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:34 PM

Feb 2017

So unless these things can be taken up in criminal courts, they will go on and on.

madville

(7,412 posts)

9. The Obama Administration didn't prosecute federal employees for stuff like this either

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #8)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:46 PM

Feb 2017

Julian Castro was found to have violated the law (Hatch Act) last year, the Office of Special Counsel concluded he violated the law, they referred it to the White House who then rightly declined to take an further administrative action against him.

It would be ridiculous to criminally prosecute any federal employees, regardless of who is in charge, for minor infractions like these, that's why it's enforced administratively within the department or agency.