Bush ethics chief: Kellyanne Conway should be fired after Hatch Act violation

By Kelly Cohen

Published November 22, 2017 5:18pm ET

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Bush ethics chief: Kellyanne Conway should be fired after Hatch Act violation — "This is an official interview. She has violated the Hatch Act by using her position to take sides in a partisan election. That is a firing offense. And for her this is strike two," Richard Painter tweeted. (Image courtesy screenshot)

The ethics chief for former President George W. Bush suggested Wednesday that presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway should be fired for violating the Hatch Act.

“This is an official interview. She has violated the Hatch Act by using her position to take sides in a partisan election. That is a firing offense. And for her this is strike two,” Richard Painter tweeted Wednesday.

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