Bush Is Asked to Discipline GSA Chief in Hatch Act Inquiry | By Robert O'Harrow Jr. | Washington Post Staff Writer | Tuesday, June 12, 2007; Page A07
The U.S. special counsel has called on President Bush to discipline General Services Administration chief Lurita Alexis Doan "to the fullest extent" for violating the federal Hatch Act when she allegedly asked political appointees how they could "help our candidates" during a January meeting.
In a June 8 letter to Bush, Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch accused Doan of "engaging in the most pernicious of political activity" during a Jan. 26 lunch briefing involving 36 GSA political appointees and featuring a PowerPoint presentation about the November elections by the White House's deputy director of political affairs.
At the presentation's conclusion, Doan asked what could be done to "help our candidates," according to a special counsel report. ...
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