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Trump’s new plan to quash leaks

The Trump administration want federal employees to sign NDAs.

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Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration wants federal employees to sign broad new non-disclosure agreements.

Why do this? President Donald Trump and members of his administration have long railed against leakers and media organizations for disclosing information about their actions, ranging from the status of the US-Iran war to FBI Director Kash Patel’s alleged drinking habits in recent months. A general NDA would create a new avenue to quash such........

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