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What Is The Hatch Act And What Does Violating It Mean? : NPR

Even before the Republican National Convention began, government ethics experts warned that hosting campaign events from the White House South Lawn and the Rose Garden could violate federal ethics law.

But in the convention's first two days, Trump has gone even further — wielding the powers of his office and the federal government to promote his reelection campaign.

As part of Tuesday night's prime-time convention programming, Trump granted a presidential pardon from the White House. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared from Jerusalem, where he was on official state business, to make a campaign speech with the Old City as backdrop. First lady Melania Trump delivered a speech from the White House Rose Garden. And acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf performed a naturalization ceremony on television as Trump looked on.

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Steve Bannon Charged With Misusing Donations For Trump’s Border Wall : NPR

Steve Bannon, President Trump's former political adviser, has been arrested alongside three other people in connection with an online fundraising scheme that federal prosecutors in New York say was responsible for defrauding hundreds of thousands of people.

Bannon and the three other defendants are alleged to have orchestrated a scheme around an online crowdfunding campaign called "We Build the Wall," which has raised over $25 million, according to prosecutors. The campaign was advertised as an effort to build portions of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and support maintenance operations.

It’s Way Too Soon To Count Trump Out | FiveThirtyEight

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It’s Way Too Soon To Count Trump Out | FiveThirtyEight

Joe Biden currently has a robust lead in polls. If the election were held today, he might even win in a landslide, carrying not only traditional swing states such as Florida and Pennsylvania but potentially adding new states such as Georgia and Texas to the Democratic coalition.

But the election is not being held today. While the polls have been stable so far this year, it’s still only August. The debates and the conventions have yet to occur. Biden only named his running mate yesterday. And the campaign is being conducted amidst a pandemic the likes of which the United States has not seen in more than 100 years, which is also causing an unprecedented and volatile economy.

 

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Twitter, Facebook Remove Trump Post Over False Claim About Children And COVID-19 : NPR

Both Twitter and Facebook have removed a post shared by President Trump for breaking their rules against spreading coronavirus misinformation.

Twitter temporarily blocked the Trump election campaign account from tweeting until it removed a post with a video clip from a Fox News interview from Wednesday morning, in which the president urged schools to reopen, falsely claiming that children are "almost immune from this disease."

Facebook also removed a post containing the same video from Trump's personal page. Both Facebook and Twitter said the post violated their rules on COVID-19 misinformation.

I just saw a web ad saying that President Trump is working to “Restore Law and Order”, but maybe not to the White House.

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Seems ironic, when the man himself doesn’t believe in “Law and Order” as seen by the constant ruling of the courts against the president’s administration for violating administrative procedures act when try get things permitted or regulations amended – they said in the radio that the Trump administration has lost 95 percent of NEPA national environmental policy act cases – not on substance but general disregard of law and procedural requirements.

It’s almost as if the president doesn’t give a rats ass about the law or losing in court, as long he can get message points out. Losing 95 percent of the time in court, suggests a rather willful disregard of the law, especially when the government has some of the best lawyers on its payroll.