Recent criticism of President Trump and the Electoral College by the Democratic chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission has come under fire from a key oversight Republican and a long-serving FEC member.
FEC insiders said the hearing could have far reaching implications and lead to calls to replace the three current commissioners and fill three vacant seats.
The agency needs a quorum of four commissioners to vote and is currently unable to do so.
"Chair Ellen Weintraub states in her response that 'recent developments in U.S. elections' have expanded the Federal Election Commission's jurisdiction to areas not supported by statute," said Davis in a Tuesday release.
In letters to Davis about the FEC, Weintraub and Republican Caroline Hunter described two different worlds.
"While I would welcome my colleague's exercise of her First Amendment rights if she were to speak on these subjects in her personal capacity, instead she has consistently invoked her position as Commission chair. Whatever her motivation might be, I am concerned that her statements create the false impression of Commission imprimatur and risk politicizing the Commission in the eyes of the public, undermining the Commission's legitimacy, and profoundly misrepresenting the Commission's actual, assigned role in this country's electoral process," wrote Hunter.
"Recently, FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub has demonstrated blatant partisan bias, overstepping her official Commission duties and making politically motivated social media and TV appearances," it said.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/fec-chairs-trump-bashing-comes-under-fire-expanded-role-slapped-down?utm_source=Washington%20Secrets_09/26/2019&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Washington%20Secrets&rid=9416026
FEC insiders said the hearing could have far reaching implications and lead to calls to replace the three current commissioners and fill three vacant seats.
The agency needs a quorum of four commissioners to vote and is currently unable to do so.
"Chair Ellen Weintraub states in her response that 'recent developments in U.S. elections' have expanded the Federal Election Commission's jurisdiction to areas not supported by statute," said Davis in a Tuesday release.
In letters to Davis about the FEC, Weintraub and Republican Caroline Hunter described two different worlds.
"While I would welcome my colleague's exercise of her First Amendment rights if she were to speak on these subjects in her personal capacity, instead she has consistently invoked her position as Commission chair. Whatever her motivation might be, I am concerned that her statements create the false impression of Commission imprimatur and risk politicizing the Commission in the eyes of the public, undermining the Commission's legitimacy, and profoundly misrepresenting the Commission's actual, assigned role in this country's electoral process," wrote Hunter.
"Recently, FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub has demonstrated blatant partisan bias, overstepping her official Commission duties and making politically motivated social media and TV appearances," it said.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/fec-chairs-trump-bashing-comes-under-fire-expanded-role-slapped-down?utm_source=Washington%20Secrets_09/26/2019&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Washington%20Secrets&rid=9416026
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