FBI Video Featuring El-Sayed Sparks Hatch Act Complaint Weeks Before Election

FBI released a 2-minute video featuring El-Sayed and a Michael Jackson beat. Then it's deleted after experts claim it allegedly violates Hatch Act

A formal complaint has been filed at the Office of Special Counsel.

Watchdog hits FBI for 'rampant lawbreaking' after it was caught scrubbing Kash Patel video

The FBI faced accusations of "rampant lawbreaking" from an ethics watchdog after it deleted a video promoting FBI Director Kash Patel that singled out Democratic candidates.The charge came Thursday from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which filed a federal complaint over the vi...

FBI seemingly scrubs ad targeting top Democrats, Senate nominee after immense backlash

The FBI has been accused of violating the Hatch Act by sharing a video on social media that appeared to push a strong political message ahead of the elections.

FBI Video Featuring El-Sayed Sparks Hatch Act Complaint Weeks Before Election

Washington, DC — The FBI is facing a Hatch Act complaint after using an official government social media account to post a video attacking prominent Democrats, including Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, weeks before the midterm elections. The video, posted Tuesday by the FBI’s rapid-response account, described Democrats as the “DEFUND THE POLICE crowd” and accused them of allowing criminals to “run wild.” It contrasted those claims with f…

FBI Targets El-Sayed In New Illegal Propaganda Video

The New Republic reports: Kash Patel’s FBI slammed Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in a wildly partisan, and likely illegal, propaganda video Tuesday. In a two-minute video posted on social media, the supposedly nonpartisan agency decried “democratic socialist leaders” for calling to defund the police. The video included footage of multiple Democrats calling to defund … The post FBI Targets El-Sayed In New Illegal Propaganda Video appea…