Ethics Agency: Chaffetz Has More Authority To Investigate Kellyanne Conway Than We Do
Source: Huffington Post
WASHINGTON ― The Office of Government Ethics responded to a request by House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) about White House adviser Kellyanne Conways possible breach of federal ethics rules by informing him that his committee has more authority to investigate this matter than the agency.
The [link:http://go.redirectingat.com/?id38395X1559799&siteHuffPo%20Other&xs1&isjs1&urlhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fdocument%2F339320523%2FWalter-Shaub-Letter-To-Chaffetz-Cummings-2-13-17&xguid6de03a6f3f1d16a7a7e8b160a1dbf5d4&xuuid293ba7147d3e9b33485cac58590b218e&xsessidb4faf89b24ba86fdcdcb0a7769ead194&xcreo0&xed0&srefhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fentry%2Fchaffetz-kellyanne-conway_us_58a337d8e4b03df370da9573%3F9sccb1keicgbsxlxr&prefhttps%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FZ1wlvok0my&xtz300letter] from OGE Director Walter Shaub to both Chaffetz and Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.), the top Democrat on the oversight panel, came in response to a letter the two congressmen sent urging the agency to determine if disciplinary action was warranted for Conway after she told people to purchase Ivanka Trumps brand line while appearing on Fox News. Federal laws ban executive branch employees from endorsing particular commercial products or companies.
Shaub said that the agency would follow the available disciplinary process for Conway, but he added that the oversight committee headed by Chaffetz has far more powers to investigate this matter than OGE.
Unlike the Committee, OGE cannot issue subpoenas, question witnesses, compel the production of documents or take action against individuals who refuse to cooperate, Shaub wrote to Chaffetz and Cummings.
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Presumably, when she gets canned for incompetence, this will have "taken care of itself".
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