Senator Slotkin Hit With Ethics Complaint After Sharing Plan to Send ‘Deterrence Message’ to Aspiring Trump Staffers › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

A government watchdog group has filed a Senate ethics complaint against Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), alleging her recent remarks about deterring young people from working for the Trump administration crossed the line into threats against public service.

Speaking at a University of Chicago event last Tuesday, Slotkin spilled about the Democrats’ plan to pursue high-profile corruption cases against Trump officials to create “a deterrence message” for prospective government employees.

“I want young people coming out of school to say, ‘Should I go work for the Trump administration? That sounds fun, I might get an opportunity,’” Slotkin said. “I want them to be like, ‘Lord, that might be buying myself a ton of problems I don’t want, and so let me avoid participating in that,’” she continued. “I want that deterrence message sent.”

The Center to Advance Security in America (CASA) submitted the complaint to Senate Ethics Committee Chairman James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Vice Chairman Chris Coons (D-Del.), requesting an investigation into whether Slotkin’s comments violated Senate ethical standards.

CASA Director James Fitzpatrick called the remarks “extremely troubling and a potential violation of Senate Ethics rules,” citing the provision that allows discipline for conduct that “unfavorably reflects on the institution as a whole.”