ACLU Statement on White House Nondisclosure Agreements
NEW YORK — President Trump reportedly had senior White House staff members sign nondisclosure agreements at the start of his administration, according The Washington Post.
Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, had this reaction:
“Public employees can’t be gagged by private agreements. These so-called NDAs are unconstitutional and unenforceable.”
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