White House officials guest star in private virtual fundraisers for Trump and the GOP during pandemic

White House officials guest star in private virtual fundraisers for Trump and the GOP during the pandemic

to encourage unemployed Americans to go back to work. More than 30 million people have filed for unemployment.

While Trump and the RNC have more cash on hand than their Democratic opponents, having White House advisors taking part in their virtual events comes asTrump administration officials can skirt by potential violations of the Hatch Act if they are not officially using their titles or government resources to raise money for the campaign. In this case, Kudlow, Perdue and others are not in violation of the law, which prohibits government employees from directly soliciting campaign cash from donors.

An RNC official confirmed in a statement that White House advisors are involved with fundraising events but only as "special guests." A spokesman for the White House declined to comment. A representative for the Department of Agriculture referred questions about Perdue being a virtual fundraising guest to the campaign. Kudlow did not return multiple emails seeking comment.

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