Electoral threat against McCaskill raises legal questions

[struggle4progress]

By JOSH GERSTEIN
08/30/2017 06:54 PM EDT

... Trump is not covered by the Hatch Act, the federal law prohibiting politicking while on official duty, but White House officials are subject to the measure.

“The Office of Special Counsel should examine very closely if staffers were involved in the preparation of these remarks,” said Nick Schwellenbach, a former OSC official now with the Project on Government Oversight ...

The White House did not respond to a question about who prepared the speech or how the related expenses would be paid for ...

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/30/trump-claire-mccaskill-ethics-missouri-242187

[imanamerican63]

1. If that was Obama who pushing the ousting of a political foe?

The GOP would have him impeached for this!

[SonofDonald]

2. Lawrence just talked about it on msnbc.

And the thing that sticks out to me is the not very loud response from the audience.

Doesn't sound like more than 100 people clapping, not a yuuuge crowd.

Makes me smile, that and the news in the last few days, even the pukes are turning against him publicly, that and turtles beef also with cryin Ryan campaigning in Seattle for craps sake.

I think the end is in sight, I hope so, it's getting worse every day, it has to stop.