The Office of Special Counsel found Karine Jean-Pierre in violation of the Hatch Act
US President Joe Biden’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, violated a law prohibiting government employees from engaging in partisan politics and has received a warning letter from the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), a nonprofit that filed a complaint against her revealed on Tuesday.
Protect the Public’s Trust, run by former Trump administration official Michael Chamberlain, had objected to Jean-Pierre’s use of the phrase “mega MAGA Republican officials who don’t believe in the rule of law,” ahead of the 2022 midterms. In doing so, they claimed she violated the Hatch Act by using her official authority “for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election.”
While the OSC investigation found that Jean-Pierre’s use of “mega MAGA” had indeed violated the Hatch Act, “we have decided not to pursue disciplinary action and…