US EditionFEMA employee violated Hatch Act with directive to skip homes with Trump signs, OSC says
- A federal agency is seeking disciplinary action against Marn'i Washington, a former FEMA worker, for directing staff to avoid homes with Trump signs, as stated in a complaint filed by the Office of Special Counsel on Tuesday.
- The Office of Special Counsel found that Washington violated the Hatch Act by engaging in political activity while on duty in Florida during October, according to their assessment.
- Hampton Dellinger, the Special Counsel, emphasized that a federal employee violates the Hatch Act by engaging in partisan political bias while on the job.
- Washington claimed there was no violation, stating, 'I was simply following orders' and described the directive as a response to 'hostile' encounters at homes with Trump signs.
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Ex-FEMA Worker Who Told Staff to Skip Homes With Trump Signs Violated Hatch Act, Agency Says
A former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee who issued a directive for FEMA workers not to inspect homes with Trump signs in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Florida violated the Hatch Act, according to a Feb. 11 complaint filed by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC). Marn’i Washington, who was terminated by FEMA’s then-director, has “violated the Hatch Act by engaging in political activity while on duty and using her o…
Ex-FEMA higher-up who told staffers to avoid pro-Trump hurricane victims engaged in illegal political activity: federal watchdog
Marn'i Washington, the ex-FEMA supervisor who last year ordered underlings to “avoid homes advertising Trump” when aiding hurricane-hit areas, was engaging in illegal partisan political activity, a federal watchdog says.
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Ex-FEMA worker who directed staff to avoid homes with Trump signs violated Hatch Act, agency says
A federal agency is seeking disciplinary action against a former Federal Emergency Management Agency worker who directed workers helping hurricane survivors to avoid homes with yard signs supporting President Donald Trump.
FEMA employee violated Hatch Act with directive to skip homes with Trump signs, OSC says
Former FEMA worker Marn’i Washington's directive to avoid Trump campaign signs during hurricane relief violated the Hatch Act, the OSC found. Washington has already been fired.
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