A federal special counsel nominated by President Donald Trump is calling for White House counselor Kellyanne Conway to be removed from office for taking overtly political actions while fulfilling her official government duties.

But the White House is pushing back, saying the office violated Conway’s due process rights and is questioning the special counsel’s motivations.

Special Counsel Henry Kerner concluded in a report that Conway violated federal law multiple times by ”disparaging Democratic presidential candidates while speaking in her official capacity during television interviews and on social media.”

The 1939 Hatch Act prohibits most executive branch employees — except the president, vice president and a handful of others — from conducting political business while in their official capacity.

The White House press office and White House counsel in turn criticized Kerner and accused the Trump appointee of harboring political motives.