CREW stressed that Psaki's alleged ethics breach was nowhere near as egregious as the many Hatch Act violations former President Donald Trump's administration.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki may have violated a law barring executive branch employees from partisan politicking, a government ethics watchdog said.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, September 30, 2021.White House press secretary Jen Psaki may have violated a law barring executive branch employees from partisan politicking, a government ethics watchdog said Friday. "I have to be a little careful about how much political analysis I do from here," Psaki said before noting that Biden "of course" wants McAuliffe "to be the future governor of Virginia."
CREW President Noah Bookbinder, who authored the complaint, noted in a press release that Psaki's conduct "does not come close to rising to the level of the outrageous offenses of the Trump administration," which "systematically co-opted the government for the president's reelection."
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