White House ignores anti-lobbying law in desperate attempt to save its health care bill

[deminks]

https://thinkprogress.org/white-house-ignores-anti-lobbying-law-in-desperate-attempt-to-save-its-health-care-bill-80eeb6d9c19f#.6j2aqape1

On Thursday morning, as the Trump administration frantically tried to save its deeply unpopular Affordable Care Act replacement bill, White House social media director Dan Scavino Jr. tweeted out a message to Trump’s dwindling pool of supporters urging them to call their congressperson in support of the American Health Care Act.

Hours later, similarly worded tweets were sent from the official @POTUS account and Donald Trump’s personal account.

But as some people were quick to note, directly lobbying Congress in support of (or opposition to) a bill using federal dollars—including White House staff who earn federal salaries—is strictly forbidden under 18 U.S.C. § 1913.

Press Secretary Sean Spicer addressed the accusation during his daily press briefing Thursday afternoon, dismissing any notion of wrongdoing by the President but stopping short of defending Scavino’s original tweet.

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facepalm I hope someone is keeping track of all of the violations.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. you forgot again

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[dem4decades]

2. Norm Eisen at CARE does a good job of it.