11/22/2017

ETHICS/KELLYANNE CONWAY/LEGAL: “A prominent government ethics expert has filed a complaint against White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, alleging that she violated federal law Monday [11-20-17] by appearing to advocate against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore’s Democratic opponent.
Walter Shaub, who resigned in July as the head of the Office of Government Ethics, said on Twitter Wednesday that he lodged a complaint claiming that the top aide to President Donald Trump ran afoul of the Hatch Act when she discouraged Alabamans from voting for the Democratic nominee, Doug Jones…
During an interview earlier this week on ‘Fox and Friends,’ Conway called Jones ‘weak on crime,’ ‘weak on borders,’ and ‘terrible for property owners.’ Pressed on whether she was endorsing Moore, she never answered directly but suggested his vote was needed to advance Trump administration priorities…
White House spokespeople did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the complaint.”

-Josh Gerstein, “Legal complaint filed over Kellyanne Conway’s comments on Roy Moore race,” Politico, Nov. 22, 2017 12:26pm