Kellyanne Conway part of Hatch Act violation allegations case

By Kelly Cohen

Published November 29, 2017 6:17pm ET

Kellyanne Conway part of Hatch Act violation allegations case — Walter Shaub, the former director of the Office of Government Ethics, tweeted he received an email from the chief of the Office of Special Counsel's Hatch Act Unit about the opening of a case file on White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) | Matt Rourke

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said it is opening a case to address allegations that White House counselor Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act.

Walter Shaub, the former director of the Office of Government Ethics, tweeted he received an email from the chief of the Office of Special Counsel’s Hatch Act Unit about the opening of a case file.