ACLU Statement on White House Nondisclosure Agreements

March 18, 2018 8:45 pm


Media Contact
125 Broad Street
18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
United States

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.”

By completing this form, I agree to receive occasional emails per the terms of the ACLU’s privacy policy.

The Latest in Free Speech

ACLU's Vision

The American Civil Liberties Union is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America.

Learn More About Free Speech

Free Speech issue image

Protecting free speech means protecting a free press, the democratic process, diversity of thought, and so much more. The ACLU has worked since 1920 to ensure that freedom of speech is protected for everyone.