Salt Lake Tribune · Jun 13, 2019
Federal agency recommends White House aide Conway be fired
(Evan Vucci | AP file photo) White House counselor Kellyanne Conway talks with reporters outside the White House in Washington on April 30, 2019. A federal watchdog is recommending that President Donald Trump remove counselor Kellyanne Conway from federal service for repeatedly violating the Hatch Act by repeatedly disparaging Democratic presidential candidates while speaking in her official capacity during television interviews and on social media. Washington • A federal watchdog agency recommended Thursday that President Donald Trump fire one of his most ardent defenders, counselor Kellyanne Conway, for repeatedly violating a law that limits political activity by government workers.