President Trump on Monday burned three democratically selected members of an independent agency for monitoring dog civil liberties and left it Paralyzed, when Mr. Trump’s administration begins to download his stamp on the FBI and news community.
Last week, the day after the inauguration of Mr. Trump, Mr. Morse e -maily sent to the agency, the Council for Supervision of Privacy and Civil Freedom, Ordering three members – Sharon Bradford Franklin, Edward W. Felten and Travis Leblanc – to submit resignation by the deadline and say that Mr. Trump will end them if he fails to do so.
But the term came and left. After receiving any other word, three stayed on their positions on Friday when the board of directors published a long -work study Terrorist tracking lists that keep people aircraft or subjected to further screening at airports.
On Monday afternoon, however, the White House official, Trent Morse, sent three members of the Board of Board and informed them about their release. The New York Times reviewed one of the -mails and Mr. Leblanc confirmed that all three were released. Others talked about the state of anonymity to discuss sensitive matter.
Mr. Trump did not remove the only member of the elected Republican, Beth Williams and the fifth armchair was no longer unoccupied.
However, the agency needs at least three members to take official steps, such as launching a new investigation project or issuing a Council report with a policy recommendation, so this step paralyzed its ability to function.
Congress founded the agency as an independent unit in a executive branch after terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 to explore the activities of national security that can interfere with individual rights such as the use of supervision of Americans.
It has security clearances and summons and is set up so that it has five members appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate who serves the six -year period and then can remain on another unless any successor has been confirmed. Some members are selected by the President and some are selected by the other party’s congress leaders.
In his statement, Mr. Leblanc thanked Mr. Trump for his first term after the Democrats chose him, but said that shortening the conditions that Congress intended to serve democratic members would undermine the independence of the Board of Directors The fact that supervision work is “absolutely necessary for responsibility in democracy”.
“I regret that the party shift of the Board of Directors will eventually undermine not only the mission of the agency, but also the public confidence and confidence in the ability of the government to honor the right to protect privacy, respect civil freedoms, sincerely inform the public and comply with the law,” Mr. Leblanc said.
Of the three democratically elected members, the chairwoman of the Board of Directors, Mrs. Franklin, was prepared this week regardless of it. Mr. Felten, however, was set to stay until the end of January 2026, and Mr. Leblanc until January 2029.
