FILE - White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks on a phone on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on Oct. 30, 2020. At least 13 former Trump administration officials, including Meadows, violated the law by intermingling campaigning with their official government duties. That's according to a new federal investigation released Nov. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)Photo Gallery
NEW YORK (AP) — At least 13 former Trump administration officials violated the law by intermingling campaigning with their official government duties, according to a new federal investigation released Tuesday.
The report from the Office of Special Counsel says the officials broke the law without consequence and with the administration’s approval as part of a “willfull disregard for the Hatch Act,” which prohibits government officials from using their official roles to influence elections, including supporting candidates while acting in their official capacities.
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