{"id":2366499,"date":"2024-11-09T12:13:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T17:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-accuses-top-biden-admin-adviser-of-repeatedly-violating-federal-law\/"},"modified":"2024-11-09T12:14:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T17:14:05","slug":"special-counsel-accuses-top-biden-admin-adviser-of-repeatedly-violating-federal-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-accuses-top-biden-admin-adviser-of-repeatedly-violating-federal-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Counsel Accuses Top Biden Admin Adviser of Repeatedly Violating Federal Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspecial-counsel-accuses-top-biden-admin-adviser-of-repeatedly-violating-federal-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366499&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A White House advisor, Neera \u200cTanden, has been accused of\u2062 violating the Hatch Act by soliciting donations for Democratic\u2062 candidates, according \u2064to\u200d the Office of Special\u200d Counsel. Tanden, serving as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neera-tanden-to-replace-susan-rice-as-bidens-domestic-policy-chief\/\" title=\"Neera Tanden to take over as Biden&#039;s domestic policy chief, replacing Susan Rice.\">domestic policy chief<\/a> under President Biden, \u2063allegedly engaged in fundraising activities despite being \u200dnotified \u2064that such actions \u2062were against the law.\u200c The\u2064 Hatch Act restricts \u200dfederal employees from participating in\u200b political fundraising, and the Special Counsel&#8217;s office\u200b is \u2064seeking accountability\u200c from\u200d Tanden \u200dthrough \u2062the Merit Systems Protection \u200dBoard. Despite her awareness of \u2064these prohibitions, the complaint \u200dstates she continued to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">solicit donations multiple times<\/a> after receiving\u2062 warnings. While White House\u2062 representatives assert that no laws \u200cwere broken and that Tanden acted promptly\u2063 to delete improper posts,\u2062 the \u200ccomplaint raises serious concerns\u200b about \u2062adherence to the Hatch Act. If the board agrees with the complaint, Tanden could face a 30-day suspension or termination from \u200cher position.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A White House adviser stomped all over the Hatch Act by soliciting donations for Democratic Party candidates in this year&rsquo;s elections, according to the Office of Special Counsel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neena Tanden has served in the Biden White House as the outgoing president&rsquo;s domestic policy chief, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/4980403-white-house-neera-tanden-hatch-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Congress created a rule banning all federal employees from fundraising for political candidates,&rdquo; Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov\/News\/Pages\/25-06-Hatch-Act-Complaint-White-House-Official.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>. &ldquo;The Hatch Act contains no escape hatch for White House officials.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;My office is asking the Merit Systems Protection Board to hold Ms. Tanden accountable just as we have in instances of similar violations by federal employees who do not work in the White House,&rdquo; Dellinger said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-biden-administration-official-accused-violating-hatch-act-official-complaint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hatch Act<\/a> bans partisan political activity from most Executive Branch federal employees.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although there are exceptions, the <a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov\/Documents\/Hatch%20Act\/24.11.06%20Complaint%20for%20Disciplinary%20Action%20(Tanden)%20-%20for%20release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complaint<\/a> from the Office of Special Counsel wrote that&nbsp; &ldquo;all employees&mdash;including senior White House employees&mdash;are at all times prohibited from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-aide-accused-of-violating-hatch-act-with-social-media-posts-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"White House aide accused of violating Hatch Act with social media posts - Washington Examiner\">soliciting political contributions<\/a> to political parties or candidates for partisan political office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The complaint said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-biden-adviser-gives-wh-press-front-row-tickets-incompetent-joes-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tanden<\/a> was told she violated the Hatch Act once, but kept doing it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Tanden made unlawful solicitations after being notified by OSC that some of her earlier solicitation posts were in violation of the law,&rdquo; the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The complaint said that Tanden used her account on X several times to solicit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/special-counsel-finds-navy-secretary-violated-law-pro-biden-anti-trump-actions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tanden made her first request for donations on July 28, followed by ones on August 3 and August 28.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The complaint also cited posts from Sept. 5, Sept. 17, Sept. 18, Sept. 22, that sought financial support for Democratic Party candidates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The complaint said that on August 30, attorneys from the Office of Special Counsel notified the White House about Tanden&rsquo;s Aug. 28 post.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tanden took down the August 28 post after being told it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/education-secretary-broke-law-using-office-attack-republicans-watchdog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violated<\/a> the Hatch Act.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The complaint noted that the four September posts seeking campaign cash for Democrats all followed Tanden being told she can&rsquo;t do that without violating the Hatch Act.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Tanden knowingly solicited political contributions by posting or reposting requests for financial contributions to the campaigns of candidates for partisan political office,&rdquo; the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates said no law was broken, according to The Hill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;The White House and Ms. Tanden take compliance with the Hatch Act seriously.&nbsp;As soon as these retweets &mdash; which primarily consisted of non-fundraising content &mdash; were brought her to attention, she appropriately deleted them. The White House is reviewing the complaint,&rdquo; Bates said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;However, as recently as November 2021, the Office of Special Counsel stated that there are &lsquo;significant constitutional concerns&rsquo; with the MSPB disciplining White House commissioned officers, and that it was &lsquo;legally required&rsquo; to refer such matters to the President,&rdquo; he said, referring to the Merit System Protection Board, to which the Office of Special Counsel directed its complaint.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/07\/g-s1-33296\/white-house-advisor-neera-tanden-faces-hatch-act-complaint-over-tweets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>, &nbsp;President Joe Biden initially wanted Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget, but backed off after senators indicated she would not be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the Biden administration on its way out, Tanden is not likely to face much in the way of punishment. If the Merit System Protection Board agrees with the complaint, Tanden could either get a 30-day suspension or be removed from her job.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]]=document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src=firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id']=firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting=jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display='block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> \t     \t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<style> \t\t\t \t\t\t.insticator-unit.type-commenting{margin: 0 10px 25px 10px}@media screen and (max-width:1060px){#div-insticator-ad-cmt-1, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-2, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-3, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-4{margin: 0 auto 25px auto !important;}}#div-insticator-ad-cmt-1, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-2, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-3, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-4{height: 280px !important; width: 336px !important} \t\t<\/style>\n<div class=\"insticator-unit type-commenting\">\n<div class=\"insticator-ads\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\t\t\tif ( ! getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-1\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-2\"); \t\t\t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-1\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-2\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t<\/script> \t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"insticator-ads additional\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\t\t\tif ( ! getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-3\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-4\"); \t\t\t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-3\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-4\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t<\/script> \t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A White House adviser violated the Hatch Act by asking for donations for Democratic candidates in this year&#8217;s elections, as reported by the Office of Special Counsel. Neena Tanden, who has been the domestic policy chief under President Biden, was cited for this misconduct. The Special Counsel emphasized that federal employees are prohibited from fundraising for political candidates and that there are no exceptions for White House officials. Despite being warned about her actions, Tanden continued to solicit contributions through social media posts on multiple occasions. The complaint noted that she was informed of her violations but persisted in making requests for financial support to Democratic candidates even after receiving a warning. While a White House spokesperson claimed no laws were broken and stated that Tanden took down posts when alerted, potential consequences could include suspension or removal from her position if the Merit Systems Protection Board agrees with the complaint<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2366500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture-6.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32502,36229,32779,33117,32482],"class_list":["post-2366499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-administration","tag-federal-law","tag-legal-issues","tag-political-scandal","tag-special-counsel"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture-6.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366499"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366503,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366499\/revisions\/2366503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}