Casual talk of Trump impeachment by government employees OK: agency
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It said that because Trump was already running for re-election, such statements were effectively advocating support or opposition to his candidacy and were therefore illegal under the Hatch Act.
Some legal specialists said the agency’s guidance went too far.
On Friday, the agency issued what it characterised as an extension and clarification, which stressed that casual discussion of impeachment remained acceptable.
“OSC’s guidance was not intended to prevent all discussions of impeachment in the federal workplace,” the revised guidance said, adding: “Merely discussing impeachment, without advocating for or against its use against such a candidate, is not political activity. For example, two employees may discuss whether reported conduct by the president warrants impeachment and express an opinion about whether the president should be impeached without engaging in political activity.”
However, it said, employees may not display in their offices posters that call for the impeachment of Trump, or place a “Don’t Impeach Trump” bumper sticker on a government-owned vehicle.
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