Former Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette violated the Hatch Act, the law that prohibits federal employees from engaging in certain political activities, when he criticized then-candidate Joe Biden's stance on fossil fuels in an October 2020 radio interview, according to a federal watchdog. POLITICO’s Annie Snider explains.
Former Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette violated the Hatch Act, the law that prohibits federal employees from engaging in certain political activities, when he criticized then-candidate Joe Biden's stance on fossil fuels in an October 2020 radio interview, according to a federal watchdog. POLITICO’s Annie Snider explains.
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