Federal Agency Accuses White House Official of Violating Hatch Act

Advisor Neera Tanden illegally used her X account to promote solicitations for Democratic candidates, said the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.
Federal Agency Accuses White House Official of Violating Hatch Act
Neera Tanden testifies at a Senate committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 10, 2021. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo
Sam Dorman
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A federal investigative agency is requesting disciplinary action for Neera Tanden, who serves as one of President Joe Biden’s domestic policy advisors, over her allegedly violating a law that prohibits solicitations for partisan political candidates.

The agency, known as the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), announced the complaint on Nov. 7 while highlighting recent posts Tanden made on the social media platform X. According to the agency’s complaint, Tanden violated the Hatch Act by posting or reposting solicitations for donations to Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, as well as multiple Democratic congressional candidates.
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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