Probe Expands

The most likely path is a broader oversight response rather than an immediate legal penalty. Senate Democrats and watchdog groups press the Government Accountability Office, the Office of Special Counsel, and agency inspectors general to determine whether the ads violated appropriations law, the Hatch Act, or federal publicity-and-propaganda restrictions.

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