An independent government watchdog agency determined two White House communications personnel violated the Hatch Act–which bar campaigning on government property–by using the term “MAGA” repeatedly to refer to Trump’s cult, the Washington Post reports.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and deputy press secretary Andrew Bates was found in violation by the independent Office of the Special Counsel, a non-partisan group not affiliated with Jack Smith et al to adjudicate administrative issues. The office noted that since neither had used the term on banned government grounds since June, it was closing the investigation.