Federal investigators concluded Ryan Zinke's MAGA socks violated Hatch Act
Federal investigators concluded that former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke violated the Hatch Act when he tweeted out a picture of himself wearing socks with Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan, according to a December letter made public on Thursday.
The Hatch Act forbids most federal employees from using their position to promote in partisan politics.
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which is tasked with investigating possible Hatch Act violations, wrote in a December letter that Zinke broke the law when he posted the picture of his socks from his government account and wore them to a government event.
“Because Secretary Zinke wore these socks to an official event and also authorized their display on his official Twitter account, he violated the Hatch Act’s prohibition against using his official position to influence an election.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/447302-federal-investigators-concluded-ryan-zinkes-maga-socks-violated-law
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