A senior White House official violated the Hatch Act by using social media to help raise money for candidates, the Office of Special Counsel claimed in a complaint filed this week.

In a complaint to the Merit Systems Protection Board filed on Wednesday, the OSC alleges that Neera Tanden, Director of the United States Domestic Policy Council, violated the Hatch Act by posting statements on social media asking for donations to several different Democrat candidates in the 2024 general election despite being warned against such posts.

“Congress created a rule banning all federal employees from fundraising for political candidates,” special counsel Hampton Dellinger said in a statement. “The Hatch Act contains no escape hatch for White House officials. Back in May, I made clear my office would enforce the law as written.”

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