Ex-Trump Official Was Finally Punished Under the Hatch Act. Who's Next?

Published Apr 08 2021 at 8:57 AM GMT

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Drew AngererFor years, flagrant violations of the Hatch Act were rivaled only by "Infrastructure Week" as the grimmest running joke of the Trump administration.
But nearly three months after President Donald Trump left office, a former administration official has been formally disciplined for exploiting their position for political purposes'and more could be on the way.
Lynne Patton, a longtime Trump Organization fixture and former event planner, ran afoul of the Hatch Act on multiple occasions during her tenure as public liaison director for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, but openly dismissed any chance of facing discipline for violating the law.
"Just retweeted this amazing tweet from both of my Twitter accounts'professional and personal", Patton wrote in a 2019 Facebook post after sharing a meme from a conservative account.
Either way, I honestly don't care anymore.