Former ethics adviser files complaint against Kellyanne Conway -Hatch Act Violation

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WASHINGTON – The dispute over Roy Moore's Senate campaign has now led to a legal complaint against White House adviser Kellyanne Conway.

Walter Shaub, a former government ethics official and frequent critic of President Trump, said Conway's comments about Moore's Democratic challenger Doug Jones may be a violation of the Hatch Act, which forbids federal employees from getting involved in elections. Shaub said he filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.

"She’s standing in front of the White House. It seems pretty clear she was appearing in her official capacity when she advocated against a candidate," tweeted Shaub, who earlier this year left his job as director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics

During a Fox News interview on Tuesday, Conway said: "I just want everybody to know Doug Jones, nobody ever says his name and they pretend that he’s some kind of conservative Democrat in Alabama and he’s not.”

The White House pushed back on the idea that Conway used her official position to weigh in on the election.

"Ms. Conway did not advocate for or against the election of a candidate, and specifically declined to encourage Alabamans to vote a certain way," Raj Shah, principal deputy White House press secretary, said in a statement.

"She was speaking about issues and her support for the President's agenda," Shah continued. "This election is for the people of Alabama to decide."

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