[h=1]Pompeo Under House Investigation For Israel-Based RNC Speech Over Ethics Concerns[/h]The Democrat-led House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday announced a probe into a pre-recorded speech by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the Republican National Convention amid cries from Trump critics that it’s a grievous ethics violation.
[h=2]KEY FACTS[/h] Pompeo is currently touring the Middle East to promote ties with Israel and is scheduled to address the convention in a speech pre-taped from an “undisclosed location” in Jerusalem, according to the New York Timesand Axios.
The news was met with scathing criticism from ethics experts, who say it represents a clear violation of the Hatch Act, which forbids federal employees from performing political tasks in their official capacities.
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Tex.), the vice chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called the speech “highly unusual and likely unprecedented” and argued it “may also be illegal,” in a letter to Pompeo’s deputy Stephen Biegun.
The letter cited guidance circulated by the State Department in July telling employees not to “improperly engage the Department of State in the political process,” though the State Department has said Pompeo will be speaking in his “personal capacity,” and that State Department staff are not involved and the department will not bear costs for the speech.
The letter also cites a “long-standing policy” by the State Department of “limiting participation in partisan campaigns,” including attending a “political party convention or convention-related event,” and calls Pompeo’s RNC speech an “incontrovertible” violation.
Castro is requesting records from the State Department’s legal advisor regarding political activities by appointees like Pompeo as well as a list of expenditures from Pompeo’s Middle East trip, including “receipts demonstrating that any expenses incurred by the State Department were reimbursed by the RNC.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrew...rnc-speech-over-ethics-concerns/#809c59779e70
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I don't know how many times the Trump administration has blurred the lines but it seems it's becoming more frequent and more blatant. The republicans don't even care anymore about the Hatch Act or any other accepted rules of behavior.
LOL. .
I love it when democrats waste time on investigation that go nowhere.
LOL. .
I love it when democrats waste time on investigation that go nowhere.
I love it when Trump Republicans continually excuse ethics violations.
lol
Dems can take their money-wasting investigation and shove it up their ass.
How much money did the right waste on going after Hillary?
lol
Your side doesn't give a **** about the money spent, just whether or not it's a D or an R being investigated. Don't pretend to have morals on this subject.
How much money did the right waste on going after Hillary?
lol
Your side doesn't give a **** about the money spent, just whether or not it's a D or an R being investigated. Don't pretend to have morals on this subject.
Oh...still crying about Hillary.
You are dismissed. (see my sig)
[h=1]Pompeo Under House Investigation For Israel-Based RNC Speech Over Ethics Concerns[/h]The Democrat-led House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday announced a probe into a pre-recorded speech by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the Republican National Convention amid cries from Trump critics that it’s a grievous ethics violation.
[h=2]KEY FACTS[/h] Pompeo is currently touring the Middle East to promote ties with Israel and is scheduled to address the convention in a speech pre-taped from an “undisclosed location” in Jerusalem, according to the New York Timesand Axios.
The news was met with scathing criticism from ethics experts, who say it represents a clear violation of the Hatch Act, which forbids federal employees from performing political tasks in their official capacities.
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Tex.), the vice chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called the speech “highly unusual and likely unprecedented” and argued it “may also be illegal,” in a letter to Pompeo’s deputy Stephen Biegun.
The letter cited guidance circulated by the State Department in July telling employees not to “improperly engage the Department of State in the political process,” though the State Department has said Pompeo will be speaking in his “personal capacity,” and that State Department staff are not involved and the department will not bear costs for the speech.
The letter also cites a “long-standing policy” by the State Department of “limiting participation in partisan campaigns,” including attending a “political party convention or convention-related event,” and calls Pompeo’s RNC speech an “incontrovertible” violation.
Castro is requesting records from the State Department’s legal advisor regarding political activities by appointees like Pompeo as well as a list of expenditures from Pompeo’s Middle East trip, including “receipts demonstrating that any expenses incurred by the State Department were reimbursed by the RNC.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrew...rnc-speech-over-ethics-concerns/#809c59779e70
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I don't know how many times the Trump administration has blurred the lines but it seems it's becoming more frequent and more blatant. The republicans don't even care anymore about the Hatch Act or any other accepted rules of behavior.
I'm not crying about Hillary, just using it as an example of your blazing hypocrisy.
lol
And dismiss all you want, we all know you only use that line when you can't deal with an argument.
I'm not being hypocritical.
All of the Hillary investigations were justified. This Pompeo nonsense isn't.
I love it when Trump Republicans continually excuse ethics violations.
lol
I love it when Trump Republicans continually excuse ethics violations.
lol
Yea, I hate when there are ethic violations
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