Some great details in yesterday’s ridiculously delayed report from the Office of Special Counsel about how the White House during the Bush years ran roughshod over the Hatch Act, which bars political activity using federal resources, as Ryan Reilly reports: “Not only were appointees encouraged to help in Republican races, White House liaisons at several agencies tracked appointees’ leave requests made for the purpose of working on campaigns.”
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