Amazing how so many of the laws Trump violates were passed in response to Nixon. Nixon mucked with the jobs numbers before release, which is why OMB implemented the rule prohibiting anyone, including POTUS, from commenting on them until 1 hour after official release.
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If you want to read the rule Trump violated today it's here -- OMB Statistical Directive 3. It says: "employees of the Executive Branch shall not comment publicly on the data until at least one hour after the official release time." https://www.bls.gov/bls/statistical-policy-directive-3.pdf …
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Replying to @Dan_F_Jacobson @chrisgeidner
But first: For purposes of this rule, is Trump an "employee" of the Executive Branch?
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Replying to @KDbyProxy @Dan_F_Jacobson
Always a good question!
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