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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alanna Durkin Richer

Ex-FEMA worker who directed staff to avoid homes with Trump signs violated Hatch Act, agency says

Off the Charts Natural Disasters - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A federal agency is seeking disciplinary action against former Federal Emergency Management Agency worker who directed workers helping hurricane survivors to avoid homes with yard signs supporting President Donald Trump, according to a complaint filed Tuesday.

The complaint with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board was filed by the Office of Special Counsel, whose leader was fired last week by Trump and reinstated by a federal judge on Monday after he sued the Republican president.

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