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Dick Durbin: “The Trump administration removed the three Democrats on the…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Senator Durbin Delivers Remarks on FISA Section 702 Reform

Published | Video Starts at 12:48

… a board of five people who will be watching these activities and reporting the excesses to Congress if changes need to be made. What did the Trump administration do to The Trump administration removed the three Democrats on the [Privacy and Civil Liberties] board so it couldn't function. function. The courts have a responsibility here as well. They fired career law enforcement officials and public servants at the FBI and the Department of Justice. (12:48–12:53)

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Asserts that the Trump administration incapacitated the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board by removing its Democratic members.

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