ETHICS/KELLYANNE CONWAY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Kellyanne Conway said Thursday [3-8-18] she had spoken to President Donald Trump about a watchdog report that found her past remarks on the Alabama special election to be in violation of federal law, but the counselor to the president declined to say whether she would face disciplinary action over the ethics breach…
Conway added that she ‘won’t reveal’ the details of ‘private conversations’ between herself and the president. Pressed on whether that meant the White House would not impose disciplinary actions against her, Conway again dodged…
The interview was Conway’s first since the U.S. Office of Special Counsel released a report Tuesday that found the White House aide had violated the Hatch Act by voicing her preference for a candidate in last year’s hotly contested Alabama special election Senate race. The watchdog said in a release it would submit the report to Trump ‘for disciplinary action.’
The White House disputed the findings, arguing Conway was merely reiterating the president’s support for having more lawmakers that back his policy agenda…
The Office of Special Counsel noted that both ethics breaches occurred after Conway ‘received significant training’ on Hatch Act violations.”
-Cristiano Lima, “Conway dodges questions on reported Hatch Act violations,” Politico, Mar. 8, 2018 10:20am