Lynne Patton, a Trump administration official who worked for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has been fined $ 1,000 and banned from federal employment for two years for violating the Hatch Act. Patton, one of Trump’s most ardent supporters and formerly the party planner for Eric Trump’s wedding, filmed a video of New York City tenants talking about how bad federal housing in New York was. But she later turned the video into a two-minute clip used to criticize Mayor Bill de Blasio at the Republican National Convention – much to the horror of the Trump-hating tenants she interviewed.
As part of a settlement with the Office of Special Counsel, she agreed that she violated the Hatch Act, which prevents federal employees from using their jobs for political gain. Noah Bookbinder, president of the nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said, “Even in a government characterized by a heartless disregard for ethical laws, Lynne Patton stood out.”
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