“民主防御基金”（Democracy Defense Fund）与“无国界记者组织”（Reporters Without Borders）本月早些时候依据《哈奇法案》（Hatch Act）对三名特朗普政府官员提起了投诉，指控他们与阿拉斯加共和党参议员丹·沙利文（Dan Sullivan）合作在阿拉斯加开展政治活动。
Democracy Defense Fund and Reporters Without Borders filed a Hatch Act complaint against three Trump administration officials for campaigning in Alaska with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) earlier this month.
该投诉要求美国特别检察官办公室（U.S. Office of Special Counsel）调查联邦通信委员会（FCC）主席布伦丹·卡尔（Brendan Carr）、内政部长道格·伯格姆（Doug Burgum）及商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克（Howard Lutnick）在沙利文举行的集会上的发言行为。据称，这些发言违反了《哈奇法案》的规定。
The complaint asks the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to investigate appearances and brief remarks delivered at Sullivan’s rally by Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick that allegedly violated the Hatch Act. The Hatch Act bans federal employees from taking part in political activities while on duty or on federal property.
《哈奇法案》禁止联邦雇员在履行职务或身处联邦政府管辖范围内时参与任何政治活动。
“Although FCC Chairman Carr explained that he was speaking in a personal capacity, his short remarks were focused on past and pending work of the FCC,” the complaint read.
投诉书中指出：“尽管卡尔主席表示自己是出于个人身份发言，但他的讲话内容主要涉及联邦通信委员会的过往工作及正在推进的项目；伯格姆和卢特尼克也从未说明自己是以个人身份发言的。”投诉还称，特朗普总统在介绍这两位部长时使用了他们的官方头衔。由于他们未能澄清“自己是在以个人身份发言”的事实，因此他们的行为明显属于“利用公职进行政治活动”，这直接违反了《哈奇法案》的规定。
“At no point did either [Burgum or Lutnick]…remark that they were speaking in their personal capacity.”The complaint also alleges President Trump introduced Burgum and Lutnick by their official titles. Since they failed to “correct the impression that each was speaking officially,” the pair “appear to have used their official positions while engaged in political activity” which is in direct violation of the Hatch Act.
投诉书中还提到，联邦通信委员会即将对一项与阿拉斯加宽带建设相关的提案进行投票；卡尔在集会后的第二天就在社交平台X上写道：“我期待与参议员丹·沙利文合作，共同完成这项工作。”
The complaint noted that the FCC has an upcoming vote on an Alaskan broadband deal which Carr discussed the day after the rally, writing on social platform X, “I look forward to working with @SenDanSullivan to get the job done.”
在集会上，特朗普宣布将投入44亿美元用于阿拉斯加的管道建设项目，并表示沙利文在推动该项目方面发挥了重要作用。投诉书进一步指出：“这些政府官员在谈论自己的工作职责时，实际上是在利用自己的官方身份为政治目的服务。”
While Trump unveiled a $4.4 billion investment into an Alaskan pipeline project from Taiwan at the rally, he credited Sullivan during the rally for helping him “get this done.”“In referring to their official work, these agency heads leaned on their official roles to support their political activity,” the complaint continued.
Clayton Wimers，无国界记者组织北美执行主任，在一份新闻稿中表示，卡里“彻底摧毁了美国联邦通信委员会（FCC）曾经拥有的任何独立性”。美国特别监察长办公室在其网站上表示，违反《 Hatch Act》的处罚包括：被解除联邦职务、禁止在联邦就业中任职不超过5年、停职、记警告或最高民事罚款1000美元。
Clayton Wimers, the executive director of Reporters Without Borders North America, stated in a press release that Carr, particularly, had “annihilated any sense of independence the FCC once had.”The U.S. Office of Special Counsel stated on its website that penalties for Hatch Act violations included removal from federal service, debarment from federal employment for a period not to exceed 5 years, suspension, reprimand or a maximum civil penalty of $1,000.
美国联邦通信委员会、内政部和商务部均未立即回应《国会山报》的置稿请求。美国特别监察长办公室确认收到了投诉，但拒绝进一步评论。
The FCC, Department of Interior and Commerce Department did not respond immediately to The Hill’s request for comment. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel confirmed they received the complaint but declined to comment further.