Uproar over whether FBI chief broke law by raising new Clinton emailsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Whether FBI Director James Comey broke the law may hinge on whether he had political motivations or was merely doing his job by reviving Democrat Hillary Clinton’s email controversy just days before the Nov. 8 presidential election. Richard Painter, a chief White House ethics lawyer to former Republican President George W. Bush, on Saturday accused Comey of violating the 1939 Hatch Act when the FBI chief wrote Congress on Friday that more of the candidate’s emails would be scrutinized.  On Sunday, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid wrote to Comey to accuse him of partisan actions that may have broken the law. The Hatch Act bars government employees from taking part in political activities that include soliciting or accepting donations from a political party and using official authority to interfere with the outcome of an election.  Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, said, “I would be surprised if this complaint leads to anything significant, but I would also be surprised if Comey’s tenure as the FBI director will not be shortened.” “Even if he didn’t violate the letter of the Hatch Act, he certainly violated the spirit of the Hatch Act, which should have prompted him to think twice before issuing that letter. Especially because the letter didn’t say anything,” he said. Little is publicly known about the new email trove. Comey wrote Congress the FBI had yet to determine the significance. Painter filed his complaint with the independent Office of Special Counsel (OSC) and the Office of Government Ethics. A spokesman for the OSC, which has a specialized Hatch Act investigative unit, declined to comment. A Hatch Act investigation is an administrative, not a criminal, matter. Penalties may include removal from office, a demotion or temporary suspension, or a civil penalty no higher than $1,000. In cases of high-level officials, the disciplinary decisions on OSC actions are made by the president. On Monday, the White House said President Barack Obama believes Comey is a man of integrity and is not trying to influence the election by announcing the scrutiny of additional emails. Jan Witold Baran, a lawyer at Wiley Rein in Washington, suggested it would be hard to construe what appeared to be Comey’s engagement in normal government business as a violation of the Hatch Act.  But Kenneth Gross, former associate general counsel of the Federal Election Commission, said Comey’s letter fell outside the FBI director’s normal duties as there is no legal obligation to disclose details of an ongoing probe to Congress. Painter’s complaint said that barring extraordinary circumstances, a public communication about a pending FBI investigation involving a candidate for public office so close to an election likely violated the act. Comey said in an internal memo obtained by news media that even though it is not common to update Congress on the progress of investigations, he felt obligated because he had repeatedly said the probe was completed. The OSC Hatch Act unit, which usually experiences a surge in complaints during election years, has disciplined 84 employees the last five years, almost a three-fold increase over the previous five years, an OSC 2015 report to Congress said.  Hatch Act violations usually relate to inappropriate electioneering. For example, the 2015 report cited a complaint against a U.S. Agriculture Department official who allegedly asked two subordinate employees to donate to a political action committee supporting Obama’s 2012 re-election.  In a 2016 letter, the OSC found that Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro violated the act by advocating for and against presidential candidates during a media interview. Castro called it an “inadvertent error.” politicsNews
uproar whether fbi chief broke law raising new clinton emailsnew york reuters whether fbi director james come broke law may hinge whether political motivations merely job reviving democrat hillary clinton email controversy days presidential election richard painter chief white house ethics lawyer former republican president george bush saturday accused come violating hatch act fbi chief wrote congress friday candidate emails would scrutinized on sunday senate democratic leader harry reid wrote come accuse partisan actions may broken law the hatch act bars government employees taking part political activities include soliciting accepting donations political party using official authority interfere outcome election stephen vladeck professor university texas school law said i would surprised complaint leads anything significant i would also surprised come tenure fbi director even violate letter hatch act certainly violated spirit hatch act prompted think twice issuing letter especially letter say anything said little publicly known new email trove come wrote congress fbi yet determine significance painter filed complaint independent office special counsel osc office government ethics a spokesman osc specialized hatch act investigative unit declined comment a hatch act investigation administrative criminal matter penalties may include removal office demotion temporary suspension civil penalty higher in cases officials disciplinary decisions osc actions made president on monday white house said president barack obama believes come man integrity trying influence election announcing scrutiny additional emails jan told barn lawyer riley rein washington suggested would hard construed appeared come engagement normal government business violation hatch act but kenneth gross former associate general counsel federal election commission said come letter fell outside fbi director normal duties legal obligation disclose details ongoing probe congress painter complaint said barring extraordinary circumstances public communication pending fbi investigation involving candidate public office close election likely violated act come said internal memo obtained news media even though common update congress progress investigations felt obligated repeatedly said probe completed the osc hatch act unit usually experiences surge complaints election years disciplined employees last five years almost increase previous five years osc report congress said hatch act violations usually relate inappropriate electioneering for example report cited complaint agriculture department official allegedly asked two subordinate employees donate political action committee supporting obama in letter osc found secretary housing urban development julian castro violated act advocating presidential candidates media interview castro called inadvertent politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Uproar over whether FBI chief broke law by raising new Clinton emailsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Whether FBI Director James Comey broke the law may hinge on whether he had political motivations or was merely doing his job by reviving Democrat Hillary Clinton’s email controversy just days before the Nov. 8 presidential election. Richard Painter, a chief White House ethics lawyer to former Republican President George W. Bush, on Saturday accused Comey of violating the 1939 Hatch Act when the FBI chief wrote Congress on Friday that more of the candidate’s emails would be scrutinized.  On Sunday, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid wrote to Comey to accuse him of partisan actions that may have broken the law. The Hatch Act bars government employees from taking part in political activities that include soliciting or accepting donations from a political party and using official authority to interfere with the outcome of an election.  Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, said, “I would be surprised if this complaint leads to anything significant, but I would also be surprised if Comey’s tenure as the FBI director will not be shortened.” “Even if he didn’t violate the letter of the Hatch Act, he certainly violated the spirit of the Hatch Act, which should have prompted him to think twice before issuing that letter. Especially because the letter didn’t say anything,” he said. Little is publicly known about the new email trove. Comey wrote Congress the FBI had yet to determine the significance. Painter filed his complaint with the independent Office of Special Counsel (OSC) and the Office of Government Ethics. A spokesman for the OSC, which has a specialized Hatch Act investigative unit, declined to comment. A Hatch Act investigation is an administrative, not a criminal, matter. Penalties may include removal from office, a demotion or temporary suspension, or a civil penalty no higher than $1,000. In cases of high-level officials, the disciplinary decisions on OSC actions are made by the president. On Monday, the White House said President Barack Obama believes Comey is a man of integrity and is not trying to influence the election by announcing the scrutiny of additional emails. Jan Witold Baran, a lawyer at Wiley Rein in Washington, suggested it would be hard to construe what appeared to be Comey’s engagement in normal government business as a violation of the Hatch Act.  But Kenneth Gross, former associate general counsel of the Federal Election Commission, said Comey’s letter fell outside the FBI director’s normal duties as there is no legal obligation to disclose details of an ongoing probe to Congress. Painter’s complaint said that barring extraordinary circumstances, a public communication about a pending FBI investigation involving a candidate for public office so close to an election likely violated the act. Comey said in an internal memo obtained by news media that even though it is not common to update Congress on the progress of investigations, he felt obligated because he had repeatedly said the probe was completed. The OSC Hatch Act unit, which usually experiences a surge in complaints during election years, has disciplined 84 employees the last five years, almost a three-fold increase over the previous five years, an OSC 2015 report to Congress said.  Hatch Act violations usually relate to inappropriate electioneering. For example, the 2015 report cited a complaint against a U.S. Agriculture Department official who allegedly asked two subordinate employees to donate to a political action committee supporting Obama’s 2012 re-election.  In a 2016 letter, the OSC found that Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro violated the act by advocating for and against presidential candidates during a media interview. Castro called it an “inadvertent error.” politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: uproar whether fbi chief broke law raising new clinton emailsnew york reuters whether fbi director james come broke law may hinge whether political motivations merely job reviving democrat hillary clinton email controversy days presidential election richard painter chief white house ethics lawyer former republican president george bush saturday accused come violating hatch act fbi chief wrote congress friday candidate emails would scrutinized on sunday senate democratic leader harry reid wrote come accuse partisan actions may broken law the hatch act bars government employees taking part political activities include soliciting accepting donations political party using official authority interfere outcome election stephen vladeck professor university texas school law said i would surprised complaint leads anything significant i would also surprised come tenure fbi director even violate letter hatch act certainly violated spirit hatch act prompted think twice issuing letter especially letter say anything said little publicly known new email trove come wrote congress fbi yet determine significance painter filed complaint independent office special counsel osc office government ethics a spokesman osc specialized hatch act investigative unit declined comment a hatch act investigation administrative criminal matter penalties may include removal office demotion temporary suspension civil penalty higher in cases officials disciplinary decisions osc actions made president on monday white house said president barack obama believes come man integrity trying influence election announcing scrutiny additional emails jan told barn lawyer riley rein washington suggested would hard construed appeared come engagement normal government business violation hatch act but kenneth gross former associate general counsel federal election commission said come letter fell outside fbi director normal duties legal obligation disclose details ongoing probe congress painter complaint said barring extraordinary circumstances public communication pending fbi investigation involving candidate public office close election likely violated act come said internal memo obtained news media even though common update congress progress investigations felt obligated repeatedly said probe completed the osc hatch act unit usually experiences surge complaints election years disciplined employees last five years almost increase previous five years osc report congress said hatch act violations usually relate inappropriate electioneering for example report cited complaint agriculture department official allegedly asked two subordinate employees donate political action committee supporting obama in letter osc found secretary housing urban development julian castro violated act advocating presidential candidates media interview castro called inadvertent politicsnews