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NEW: The Trump administration is easing restrictions on law enforcement agencies sharing information with the intelligence community, raising concerns about the possible violation of laws that bar those agencies from collecting data on U.S. citizens.

propublica.orgTrump Administration Moves to Allow Intelligence Agencies Easier Access to Law Enforcement Files“None of this has been thought through very carefully,” one official said of the plans, which upend long-standing restrictions meant to protect Americans’ privacy.

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Easing barriers between law enforcement and intelligence isn’t efficiency, it’s a civil liberties rollback. ProPublica’s reporting shows guardrails meant to protect Americans being quietly weakened. When surveillance expands without consent, power grows unchecked and rights shrink by design.

The law bars intelligence agencies from collecting data on US citizens. It says nothing about receiving data someone else collected. That's not a bug. That's why the law was written that way.