Biden’s Chief of Staff Ron Klein VIOLATED the Hatch Act

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klein violated the Hatch Act Twitter of use but was released with a warning not to be a repeat offender.

Klein violated a law that prohibits certain public officials from engaging in political activity by retweeting a message urging people to buy “Democrats Deliver the goods according to the received document The New York Post.

The complaint was filed by the pro-Trump group America First Legal Foundation.

In the letter from WednesdayAna Galindo-Marone, chief of the Hatch Act Unit at the Office of Special Counsel, explained the violation and their decision not to discipline him.

“Although the OSC has concluded that Mr. Klein violated the Hatch Act, as explained below, we have decided not to take disciplinary action and instead issued him a warning letter,” Galindo-Marron wrote.

Last year, a state ethics watchdog filed a complaint against then-White House press secretary Jen Psaki, alleging she violated the Hatch Act when she spoke to former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe from the White House podium.

Ana Galindo-Marrone, chief of the Hatch Act Unit at the Office of Special Counsel, said they decided not to pursue disciplinary action and instead issued Klein a warning

Klein is now under fire for his use of Twitter, specifically a tweet he retweeted, the letter said.

Galindo-Marrone wrote that Cline “retweeted a message from Strike PAC (@StrikePAC) on May 22, 2022 from his official Twitter account (@WHCOS).

The tweet read, “Operation Fly Formula delivers 70,000 pounds of baby formula to American mothers and their babies. Thank you @POTUS.’

He continued: “Get the goods from your Democrats today!” and included a link to Strike PAC’s online store and an image of the group’s “Democrats Deliver” t-shirt.

According to Strike PAC, it is a “partisan political group” that “supports campaign finance reform and will help elect Democrats who support these vital policies.”

It also has a “nationalized strategy” aimed at promoting the Democratic Party through “saying.”[ing] stories about how Democrats are delivering on their promises to improve the lives of voters,” the OSC letter said.

In the letter, Galindo-Maron wrote that Klein violated the Hatch Act’s “prohibition of official authority” as well as the “prohibition of solicitation.”

“Strike PAC’s message thanking President Biden furthered the group’s nationalized strategy to promote Democrats as a party that keeps its promises to voters. By retweeting this message, Mr. Klein used his official Twitter account to promote the interests of a partisan political group, and the OSC therefore concluded that he violated the Hatch Act’s prohibition against using official authority.”

“Furthermore, Strike PAC’s tweet constituted solicitation for political donations because it encouraged others to buy the group’s merchandise. A political contribution is defined as any gift, subscription, loan, advance or deposit of money or anything of value made for any political purpose (such as to promote or oppose a partisan political grouping), Galindo-Maron continued.

“Strike PAC’s sale of merchandise supports the cause of the group electing Democrats, and therefore the purchase price is a political contribution for purposes of the Hatch Act. Thus, Strike PAC’s tweet solicited political contributions, and because Mr. Klein retweeted that message, he also violated the Hatch Act’s prohibition on solicitation.”

“Strike PAC solicited political contributions on Twitter, and because Mr. Klein retweeted that message, he also violated the Hatch Act’s prohibition on solicitation,” the OSC said.

The complaint against Klein was filed by the pro-Trump group America First Legal Foundation

The OSC found that Klein violated the Hatch Act, but wrote in a letter that they would not pursue disciplinary action.

“We understand that he immediately deleted the retweet after being notified of this complaint. Accordingly, we have decided not to bring disciplinary action and will close this case.”

‘Mr. Klein has been warned that if in the future he engages in activities prohibited by the Hatch Act while in a closed capacity, the OSC will treat such activities as a willful and knowing violation of the law, which may result in disciplinary action,” she concluded. .

Last year, Art The special counsel’s office found that members of the Trump administration — at least 13 — repeatedly violated the Hatch Actincluding White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.