House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings Elijah Eugene CummingsBlack GOP candidate accuses Behar of wearing black face in heated interview Overnight Health Care: US won't join global coronavirus vaccine initiative | Federal panel lays out initial priorities for COVID-19 vaccine distribution | NIH panel: 'Insufficient data' to show treatment touted by Trump works House Oversight Democrats to subpoena AbbVie in drug pricing probe MORE (D-Md.) on Wednesday said that subpoenaing Kellyanne Conway Kellyanne Elizabeth ConwaySpecial counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report George and Kellyanne Conway honor Ginsburg Trump carries on with rally, unaware of Ginsburg's death MORE over the White House counselor's alleged Hatch Act violations is not a partisan issue.

“There are rarely issues that come before our committee that are so clear-cut, but this is one of them," Cummings said.

"This is about right and wrong. This is about the core principle of our precious democracy, that nobody, not one person, in this country is above the law."

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"Contrary to claims from Ms. Conway and President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE, this is not a conspiracy to silence her or restrict her first amendment rights. This is an effort to enforce federal law. Which every clearly, no ambiguity here, prohibits employees from engaging in political activities on federal property or while using their official position," he continued.

The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) sent a 17-page report to President Trump earlier this month accusing Conway of breaking the Hatch Act law “by disparaging Democratic presidential candidates while speaking in her official capacity during television interviews and on social media” and calling on the president to oust her "immediately."

Under the Hatch Act, federal employees are prohibited from engaging in elections in their official capacity.

The report was the first time the independent agency called for the White House to fire an employee over Hatch Act violations.

The White House rejected the OSC's recommendation that Conway be fired and called its findings "deeply flawed."

The House Oversight and Reform Committee voted to subpoena Conway after she did not voluntarily appear at a hearing on Wednesday.