Friday, September 06, 2024

SECNAV IS A CRIMINAL

By Bob Walsh

 

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro speaks at a news conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Dec. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro 


The Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, is a criminal.  Apparently he spent a great deal of time last year, over seas on official duty, endorsing Joe Biden for re-election and banging on Donald Trump.  These statements were clear violations of the Hatch Act.  

Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asserted that Del Toro's statements were a clear violation and that the Secretary's unwillingness to acknowledge the error is "striking and troubling."

It should be noted that Dellinger self-reported the matter several days after he made the statements to the BBC.

It seems unlikely that he will be prosecuted for it or forced to resign. 

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