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Trump Disregard for Hatch Act, Ethics Rile Longtime Republicans

April Ryan
August 26, 2020

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Mike Pence accepts the Republican nomination for Vice President tonight from Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

The RNC has been controversial since day one with the White House being accused of violating the 1939 Hatch Act, which prohibits the Executive Branch from using the White House as a backdrop for party politics. The violation is in President Trump using the powers of Presidency and the resources of the Federal Government for reelection.

Famed attorney and longtime Republican Chris Darden speaks with April Ryan about his disdain for Donald Trump, false messages from the RNC, and angst for November 3.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

The Hatch Act was the wall standing between the government’s might and candidates. Tonight a candidate tore down that wall and wielded power for his own campaign. Citizen Trump is no longer presenting himself as a candidate. Now your government is telling you who should rule you.
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) August 26, 2020

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence gesture at the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan