Mike Pompeo

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech at the Republican National Convention is raising questions over possible violations of the Hatch Act, a law passed in 1939 that prohibits civil service employees in the executive branch of the federal government from engaging in some forms of political activity. Attorney Joe Tamburino breaks down the Hatch Act, potential penalties, and what’s at issue in the case of Secretary of State Pompeo’s RNC speech.