Kellyanne Conway committed two Hatch Act violations: Watchdog

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The U.S. Office of Special Counsel determined White House counselor Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act during two television interviews during which she discussed why voters should support Republican Roy Moore over Democrat Doug Jones in the Alabama special Senate election.

The office announced Tuesday it sent an investigative report to President Trump detailing its findings. Special counsel Henry Kerner said in a letter to the president he is referring Conway’s Hatch Act violations to him for “consideration of appropriate disciplinary action.”

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