Just a day after Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro was found to have violated the Hatch Act, a federal law banning public officials from engaging in political activities on government time, the Obama administration announced there would be no consequences for that finding.
Castro, who is reportedly on the short-list for a vice-presidential picks by Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton, was given a pass by the White House for the violation, with Press Secretary Josh Earnest saying, “I think to his credit, Secretary Castro acknowledged the mistake that he made.”
Continuing, Earnest said, “He owned up to it, and he’s taken the necessary steps to prevent it from happening again.”
The matter is now dropped.