Watch live: hearing on Kellyanne Conway and Hatch Act, 10:00 a.m., whether she's there or not

[mahatmakanejeeves]

watch live:
Wednesday, June 26
10am ET
The House Oversight and Reform Committee holds a hearing on the Office of Special Counsel’s recommendation that President Trump fire White House counselor Kellyanne Conway for violating the Hatch Act.
Here's the link: https://www.c-span.org/video/?461768-1/house-oversight-hearing-office-special-counsel-hatch-act …

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https://www.c-span.org/video/?461768-1/house-oversight-hearing-office-special-counsel-hatch-act&live

[Arkansas Granny]

1. And if she's not there, go find her and LOCK HER UP!

Everyone in this administration acts as though they are above the law. It's time to show them that the law applies to all, including them.

[StarfishSaver]

14. They can't just go "lock her up" without first going through due process

But they've taken the first step by voting to issue a subpoena a few minutes ago. And, fortunately, a couple of weeks ago, the House voted to allow Nadler to go directly to court to enforce subpoenas so that he doesn't have to go back to the full House for a vote (which was the normal procedure) so they're doing everything they're supposed to do the right way.

[Arkansas Granny]

22. I know, but it's so frustrating to see Trump and his crew defy the law and the Constitution that I

just want to scream.

[StarfishSaver]

23. I know. It is frustrating

[Lulu KC]

2. Thanks for link

But Gym Jordan just started talking. Outta here.

[Achilleaze]

3. Maybe her hubby George will show up as a surrogate

and actually say something truthful.

That would be refreshing.

[malaise]

4. Cummings silences Gym Jordan

Do not interfere with the witness

[StarfishSaver]

24. That was AWESOME

[True Blue American]

29. Connally made fun of

Them by saying he is like Diogenes looking for an honest Republican.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes

[malaise]

5. Meadows is on a rant

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

[Tech]

6. Jordon and meadows remind me of the guys in a bar who always talk the loudest

and know the least. They are clueless to the fact that everyone around them are rolling their eyes and laughing at their antics. We all know that the louder they talk, the more carp they are spewing.

[malaise]

7. Nailed it

We all know morons like them

[True Blue American]

30. The drunker they get

The more they shout Meadows is shouting now, all red faced.

[Cartaphelius]

8. Can anyone identify

the lady sitting behind Mr. Kerner right shoulder?

Thank you..

[True Blue American]

31. Curly hair?

She must work for him, giving him facts.

Cummings cracked down, getting fed up.

[chowder66]

9. They are voting to subpoena Conway right now. nt

[True Blue American]

32. Yes.

[chowder66]

10. Justin Amash voted yes. nt

[malaise]

11. Good

Subpoena them and when they don't show up - lock them up

[chowder66]

12. I'm pretty sure he is the only republican who voted that way. It passed. nt

[malaise]

13. Of course

Love the clip Cummings played before he asked the questions

[chowder66]

18. I missed that! nt

[True Blue American]

33. 25 yes, 16 No.

Not sure what the vote was for.

[chowder66]

36. To subpoena KellyAnne Conway. nt

[True Blue American]

38. Was that the final vote?

[chowder66]

40. It was.

[True Blue American]

41. Thanks.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

15. There's a clock in the upper righthand corner of the screen if you are reading this late and want to

go back to see what the replies are talking about.

[malaise]

16. Love Gerald Connolly's questioning

[StarfishSaver]

17. When I worked in the executive branch, we were briefed REGULARLY on the Hatch Act and

anyone who violated it would be punished - some people even lost their jobs. And, interestingly, the Administration held political appointees to a higher standard and cracked down on us harder than they did for career employees because they expected their appointees to be Caesar's wife and set the example for everyone.

Conway's behavior is outrageous by any standard. But by the standard of previous administrations (Republican and Democratic) it's out of the ballpark.

[chowder66]

19. They are saying people may abuse this 1 or 2 times but never 25 times or something to that effect.

They asked if Conway was a civil servant what would happen to her and they said they would most likely be removed.

On edit: there was an example of violating 25 times but Conway has 11 violations on one report and 2 on another report.

[StarfishSaver]

20. Exactly

Maybe not, as you said, after one or two violations. But any civil servant who so blatantly and repeatedly violated the Hatch Act would be gone. And a political appointee may be able to get away with violating it once and MAYBE, under extraordinary circumstances, twice. But no employee, whether career or political, would still have a job after what Conway pulled and they would have been gone a long time ago.

[malaise]

25. Good grief this Miller woman

is a freaking lightweight.
How dumb is she?

[chowder66]

27. The lies. I'm disgusted with the republicans gas lighting bullshit. nt

[True Blue American]

34. Why are they not talking about Kelly Anne promoting Ivanka clothing? That was the first.

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[StarfishSaver]

35. This hearing is specifically about Hatch Act violations. That plug wasn't a violation of the Act.

So many violations, so little time ...

[StarfishSaver]

21. Thank you for the link

One of the nice things about tuning in late is that I was able to fast-forward through Jim Jordan's babbling and was able to replay Cumming telling him to shut the eff up.

[woodsprite]

26. Apparently Rep Carol Miller of WV drinks kook-aid. nt

[malaise]

28. and bathes in it as well

[woodsprite]

37. Ms Foxx must be in the tub with Miller.

That tub must hold a lot of people.

[malaise]

39. Had to go outside

didn't hear her but she is a first rate idiot