Some people are calling for FBI Director James Comey’s head, claiming he violated the Hatch Act, a federal law passed in 1939 to stop federal employees and programs from showing political bias or using their position to influence or interfere with an election.

Richard W. Painter, who served as the ethics attorney for former President George W. Bush (let that sink in), took to the New York Times to express his opinion that Comey violated the “Hatch Act or government ethics rules. The rules are violated if it is obvious that the official’s actions could influence the election, there is no other good reason for taking actions, and the official is acting under pressure from persons who obviously do want to influence the election.”

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