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Center for Democracy & Technology

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board was created specifically to provide oversight over the kinds of government actions where the need for secrecy makes people most vulnerable to abuses of power.

Charlie Savage@charliesavage.bsky.social

Trump White House told the three Democratic-selected members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign by tomorrow or be fired. Ousting them would paralyze the independent, bipartisan watchdog agency. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...

nytimes.comTrump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties WatchdogThe Trump White House has told three Democratic-selected members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign or be fired, which would stop the independent agency from functioning.

22/1/25, 9:19 pm23 reposts37 likes

Center for Democracy & Technology

Read our full statement on the decision: cdt.org/press/cdt-co...

cdt.orgCDT Condemns Brazen Attempt to Gut Independent Government Surveillance Watchdog(WASHINGTON) — Earlier today, the New York Times reported that President Trump threatened to terminate Democratic Members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) if they do not resi...

@inselwanderer.bsky.social

They should make him fire them, then hold a press conference. Hopefully the MSM will actually cover it.

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Photoonist@photoonist.bsky.social

The new Administration is very religious