Senator Warns of Trump's Watchlist for Americans
13 hours ago
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- #Domestic Terrorism
- Senator Elissa Slotkin warns of Trump administration's secret lists of domestic terrorist groups under NSPM-7.
- NSPM-7 broadens the definition of domestic terrorism to include anti-Christian, anti-capitalist views, and differing opinions on migration, race, family, religion, or morality.
- Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, emphasizes the secrecy and potential overreach, noting the administration refuses to disclose lists even to Congress.
- The directive could lead to the FBI's domestic terrorism watchlist doubling, with enforcement possibly bypassing posse comitatus restrictions.
- Criticism of NSPM-7 grows, with Rep. Ro Khanna calling it a greater infringement on freedoms than the Patriot Act.
- Over 3,000 nonprofits and national security experts, including former CIA staff, condemn NSPM-7 as dangerously broad and secretive.
- Legal experts and media, including Reuters and The Onion, highlight concerns over the policy's implications for civil liberties.