( NewsNation ) — The fired FEMA employee accused of telling her survivor assistance team not to go to Florida homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump tells “ Dan Abrams Live ” she is being used as a scapegoat for a common agency practice.
“Firstly, I’m being framed,” said Marn’i Washington Monday. “There’s no violation of the Hatch Act . I was simply following orders.”
Washington told NewsNation the instruction to avoid certain houses based on campaign signs was from her direct superior based on previous team encounters, adding that “safety precautions are not politically driven.”
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Instead, they’re trend-driven and can change day by day, she said…