Keenan Loc: Central Coast California

TRUMP'S ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL MATTHEW WHITAKER MAY HAVE ALREADY VIOLATED FEDERAL LAW
https://www.newsweek.com/acting-attorney-general-matthew-whitaker-hatch-1226672

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker may have already violated a federal law, according to watchdog group American Oversight.

Whitaker, who assumed the Cabinet-level position after the swift departure of Jeff Sessions the day after the midterm e******ns, may have violated the Hatch Act by continuing to receive political contributions as a federal employee.

In 2014, Whitaker ran a Senate campaign in Iowa, which he lost, and according to the Federal E******n Commission, the acting attorney general is still profiting from political donations. Between January 29 and February 2, Whitaker’s campaign received nearly $9,000.

On Wednesday, the watchdog group submitted a complaint to the Office of Special Counsel to look into the donations and the possible violation of the Hatch Act. Under the federal law, executive branch employees are prohibited from engaging in political activity while receiving a taxpayer-funded salary. Whitaker has been working for the Department of Justice since October 2017.

“The contributions appear either designed to benefit Whitaker personally or to support future political activity,” American Oversight wrote in a news release on Wednesday.

The watchdog group also noted that Whitaker’s campaign committee owes an outstanding debt of nearly $50,000 arising from a personal loan that Whitaker made himself. “If the 2018 contributions were made to retire that debt, the money would benefit Whitaker personally—raising serious concerns about the potential for improper political influence on the nation’s top law enforcement official,” the group said.

Hatch Act violations have been piling up in the Trump administration, with many of the president’s top aides and officials committing the relatively minor infraction.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, Melania Trump’s former communications director Stephanie Grisham and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley have all been found guilty of using their offices in a political fashion.

Multiple complaints have been filed by different watchdog groups about the social media usage of White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who in October may have violated the Hatch Act twice in two weeks. On one occasion, she posted on her official Twitter account a photo of herself and Kanye West adorned in a “Make America Great Again” hat. The second time, she tweeted a link to an article rumoring a Hillary Clinton 2020 run with the caption “Christmas coming early this year?”

Whitaker has been under intense scrutiny since his appointment to acting attorney general earlier this month, specifically when it comes to his past comments on federal judges, special counsel investigations and payments from right-leaning nonprofit organizations.

A New York Times report earlier this week found that Whitaker had been paid more than $1.2 million in the past few years by a conservative political group that does not reveal its donors. According to financial disclosure statements, the group funded most of Whitaker’s income since 2016.

Matthew Miller, a former director of the Office of Public Affairs for the Justice Department, tweeted on Wednesday morning that “Everything about Whitaker’s finances…stinks to high heaven. If people keep pulling the string, they’re likely to find much more.”

Texcaster Loc: Queensland

Matt Whitaker's History Of Time-Travel, Toilets & Bigfoot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5VpXBKxt_U

His company wanted to bring Bigfoot back from the brink of extinction.

EyeSawYou

Another title lie from you.

fel·on
/ˈfelən/
noun
a person who has been convicted of a felony.


The piece says MAY have violated.....

Keenan Loc: Central Coast California

LOL

Yea, given the scumbag con artist's coir boy's track record, I'm sure he would never do anything that would be against the law! Keep those Fourth Reich dreams alive, my good buddy! Just keep repeating to yourself, "It will all be ok, there's no such thing as the Mueller probe, there's no such thing as the blue wave, there's no such thing as law and order....", and you will feel better in no time!

You're welcome!

"Nothing to see here! We're squeaky clean! Our Fourth Reich Dream is unfolding as planned. What Mueller probe? what Constitution? What checks and balances?"

EyeSawYou

LOL Looks like I struck a TRIGGERED nerve after I exposed yet another one of your many lies lol. It's very difficult to stop the BS lies for you isn't it? Dude, you are unhinged lol.

Keenan Loc: Central Coast California

Riiight! That's a nice fantasy. If it comforts you to paint your fantasy like that, knock yourself out!

EyeSawYou

Don't you just h**e when someone exposes your lies on your own threads? lol

mwalsh Loc: Houston

Thread title is overreaching hyperbole.

letmedance Loc: Walnut, Ca.

Overreach is the blunt sword of the A****A clan, they wear masks just like their arch enemies the KKK.

Have a Happy turkey day.

Keenan Loc: Central Coast California

So you've never heard of the Hatch Act? It makes it a crime to receive political contributions as a federal employee.

Based on the evidence, I feel pretty comfortable in saying that he obviously violated federal law here. But you can pretend that there is nothing to see here, if that is what floats your boat. Please spare me from the "innocent till proven guilty" lecture, as this is not a court of law. This is a silly political discussion forum, and my title is obviously predictive, not legalspeak.

But go ahead and split hairs and pretend that this forum is serious legal talk, make that the issue, rather than the obvious hypocrisy and criminality of the most swampy corrupt regime that has ever occupied the White House, if that's where you feel you need to go.

Keenan Loc: Central Coast California

The irony of you speaking of "overreach" in the same breath as accusing me of being "A****A clan" and comparing me to the KKK, is pretty comical, Johnny. Kind of reminds me of a certain Orange Buffoon cult. Did you learn this at Trump University?

Again, your obliviousness to your own hypocrisy and irony continues to be a source of hilarity!

letmedance Loc: Walnut, Ca.

I did not see your name in my post, you are becoming paranoiac.

EyeSawYou

Maybe you should learn how to read.

mwalsh wrote:
Thread title is overreaching hyperbole.

Keenan Loc: Central Coast California

Is this your oh so typical evasion denial dance, trying to imply something about me while being too coy to stand behind your absurd insinuation? If so, this wouldn't be your first time. This is your favorite dance.

You clearly were referring to me, and this wasn't the first time you accused me of being "A****A", so don't play stupid.

By the way, making accusations and insinuations about someone that you aren't willing to stand behind or even admit to when challenged is cowardly and pathetic.

letmedance Loc: Walnut, Ca.

Yes and last time i did accuse you you did not deny it, but the statement i made was not about you but groups of assholes that wear black and white with masks covering their faces.