Special Counsel Calls On Bush To Punish GSA HeadThe head of the General Services Administration should be punished “to the fullest extent” (i.e. fired) for wrongfully attempting to help Republican candidates based on their political affiliation, Special Counsel Scott Bloch wrote in a letter to President Bush released last night.
Now GSA chief Lurita Doan’s fate is up to the White House. Bloch’s Office of Special Counsel, which is charged with investigating Hatch Act violations, interviewed Doan for nine hours over the course of two days and spoke with 21 GSA employees, the Associated Press reports:
White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said they had received the Bloch letter and it was under review. The White House previously acknowledged conducting about 20 meetings over the past several years for federal employees on GOP election prospects while insisting that such informational briefings are neither unlawful nor unusual.
Doan is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee tomorrow.