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Former Trump official fined and temporarily banned from holding office over Hatch Act violations

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On Tuesday, Forbes’ Andrew Solender reported that Lynne Patton, a former official in ex-President Donald Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development, has been sanctioned for violating the Hatch Act — the rule that prohibits most executive officials from campaign activity.

Her penalty includes a fine of $1,000 and a ban on holding federal employment for four years.

The punishment stems from her using her official office to create a video for the 2020 Republican National Convention, working to help the Trump campaign using federal resources. Continue reading.

Trump’s new acting AG is just as shady about his finances as his boss

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker released his financial disclosure form, and it shows a big paycheck from a dark money group and possible Hatch Act violations.

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Late Tuesday, Trump’s acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, finally released his financial disclosure form. While it is a pretty sparse document, what does appear there says a lot about Whitaker — and it’s not good.

First, it was difficult to even get Whitaker to release the form. Two weeks ago, when his appointment was first announced, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) asked to see his previous disclosures. As disclosure forms are public, that should have happened right away.

Instead, he revised the forms five times in those two weeks. It isn’t quite as bad as Jared Kushner revising his disclosure forms over 40 times, but it still isn’t great.

View the complete November 21 article by Lisa Needham on the ShareBlue.com website here.