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Edward Markey: “Last month, thanks to court filings, we learned that the…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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'This Administration Loves Darkness': Ed Markey Blasts Trump Admin For Lack Of Transparency

Published | Video Starts at 03:02

So at best, it's unacceptable. At worst, it's a deliberate series of COVID ups that benefit Trump and his MAGA minions, not the American people. So Last month, thanks to court filings, we learned that the so-called Department of government efficiency DoGE employees agreed to turn over sensitive Social Security data to a right-wing political advocacy group peddling conspiracy theories of voter fraud. Last week, thanks to a courageous whistleblower, we learned of allegations that a former DOGE employee put millions of American Social Security numbers insensitive financial information on personal thumb drives intending to share them with his private employer. (03:02–03:25)

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