{"id":17316,"date":"2021-04-06T19:21:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T19:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/04\/06\/former-trump-housing-official-sanctioned-over-campaign-video\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:43:16","slug":"former-trump-housing-official-sanctioned-over-campaign-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/watchdogs\/2021\/04\/06\/former-trump-housing-official-sanctioned-over-campaign-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Trump housing official sanctioned over campaign video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A former federal official admitted she abused her authority in a publicity stunt that tricked New York City public housing residents into sounding supportive of former President Donald Trump, ethics oversight officials said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The admission by Lynne Patton came as part of a civil settlement with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel that bars Patton from holding a federal job for four years and imposes a $1,000 fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patton \u201cimproperly harnessed the authority of her federal position to assist the Trump campaign in violation of the Hatch Act,\u201d said a statement released by the special counsel office.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2020\/08\/27\/the-hatch-act-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-impact-feds\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635695463470389701-photo-gaveljpeg.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The Hatch Act: What is it? And how does it impact feds?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Hatch Act is designed to ensure that the work of federal civil servants is not influenced by political motivations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patton had repeatedly denied she misled the housing residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an administrator for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Patton got permission to live in public housing run by the New York City Housing Authority to draw attention to living conditions there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She used her access to do interviews with residents that were edited into a video \u2014 shown at the Republican National Convention \u2014 in a way designed to credit Trump for improving the conditions while slamming New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some residents later told The New York Times that were never told their comments would be showcased in such a manner. 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