NYT: Cabinet officials campaigning may violate the Hatch Act, experts say

“MAY”??? “LAX”??? They ARE breaking the law. Because they don’t care about the law.  www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...

NEW: The Trump administration is trying to use the authority of the executive branch to illegally engage in politics and tip the scales for preferred states and candidates, in violation of the Hatch Act. Here's how CREW is demanding accountability.

"Ethics experts say some are breaking the law".... hmmm. The NYT headline writer didn't listen to those "ethics experts." For starters, the Hatch Act isn't a set of ethics recommendations. And it's very clear.

Lead NYT story: Todd Blanche, you are actually breaking the law in the campaign Cabinet Officials on the Campaign Trail? Ethics Experts Say Some Are Breaking the Law. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...

Who you vote for and which candidates you support are your business, not your employer's. We've asked federal watchdogs to investigate reports that the State Department is tying promotions to both.

The President who has Rubio breaking the law by attending a campaign rally. Which is a violation of the Hatch Act.

Cabinet Officials on the Campaign Trail? Ethics Experts Say Some Are Breaking the Law. As Trump officials stump for Republican candidates facing difficult races, ethics experts say they are being lax about complying with the Hatch Act, a federal anti-corruption law.

And their mother violated the Hatch act and should have been prosecuted but Merrick Garland saw his duty as protecting Republicans.

This year 9/15 cabinet secretaries & other senior Trump deputies have been formally accused of Hatch Act violations, (using official gov't titles while engaged in campaign activities & using taxpayer $$s to pay for political ads). Illegal but unsurprising. #ProudBlue www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...

Know who doesn’t have those problems? Miller, Rubio, Noem, Hegseth… “Several senior Trump administration officials have moved into military housing traditionally reserved for top-ranking officers in the Washington, DC, area, reports the New York Times.” www.salon.com/2026/03/24/t...

“What we’re seeing is a glaring need for Hatch Act reform. It is completely inadequate for the task...which is erecting the guardrails for a president who is trying to use the govt resources & official acts as part of a partisan campaign.” —Abigail Bellows, Common Cause 🎁 t2m.co/OTsW6m0

A Hatch Act violation used to be the scandal that ended a career. Now the executive branch treats it like a campaign shift, on the clock and on your dime. They are not sneaking around the rules anymore. The government itself is the campaign staff.

Besides his obvious racism, look at what he's standing in front of, he's a walking hatch act violation

Article doesn't mention that the HHS secretary appearing at a campaign rally is a Hatch Act violation.

Indeed. I also think that Cabinet officials should be divorced from the White House. Put all Cabinet offices on the electoral ballots. A President should not be able to handpick people who won't ever resist or refuse them, even with unconstitutional orders.