GOP/TRUMP ADMIN: “Democrats and government watchdogs have fumed over Trump holding RNC activities at the White House and raised various alarms, from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo making a convention speech while on a diplomatic trip to Jerusalem to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf conducting an immigrant naturalization ceremony at the White House with Trump during the RNC.
The Office of Special Counsel released a statement Wednesday saying the Justice Department is in charge of criminal provisions of the Hatch Act and the office will not be ‘grandstanding’ about potential violations.
Under longstanding regulations governing the Hatch Act, the office said there are certain areas of the White House where federal employees are not prohibited from engaging in political activity.”
-Marisa Schultz, “Office of Special Counsel says it won’t be ‘grandstanding’ about potential RNC Hatch Act violations,” foxnews.com, Aug. 26, 2020