Trump made senior staff sign nondisclosure agreements. Theyre supposed to last beyond his presidenc
Source: The Washington Post
Back in April 2016, when the notion of Donald Trump in the White House still seemed fanciful, The Posts Robert Costa and Bob Woodward sat down with Trump, and Costa, at one point, raised the subject of the nondisclosure agreements for employees of which the candidate was so fond.
Costa: One thing I always wondered, are you going to make employees of the federal government sign nondisclosure agreements?
Trump: I think they should. .?.?. And I dont know, there could be some kind of a law that you cant do this. But when people are chosen by a man to go into government at high levels and then they leave government and they write a book about a man and say a lot of things that were really guarded and personal, I dont like that. I mean, Ill be honest. And people would say, oh, thats terrible, youre taking away his right to free speech. Well, hes going in.
Reader, it happened. In the early months of the administration, at the behest of now-President Trump, who was furious over leaks from within the White House, senior White House staff members were asked to, and did, sign nondisclosure agreements vowing not to reveal confidential information and exposing them to damages for any violation. Some balked at first but, pressed by then-Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and the White House Counsels Office, ultimately complied, concluding that the agreements would likely not be enforceable in any event.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-nondisclosure-agreements-came-with-him-to-the-white-house/2018/03/18/226f4522-29ee-11e8-b79d-f3d931db7f68_story.html
brush
(53,815 posts)trixie2
(905 posts)It's always something with that treasonous bastard.
Thank you!
brush
(53,815 posts)hamsterjill
(15,223 posts)Take his ass to court. Anything signed under duress is impeachable.
bucolic_frolic
(43,249 posts)FOIA for starters
TheSmarterDog
(794 posts)The President is not a king. Why do all Republican presidents think they are?
DemoTex
(25,400 posts)Let the sunshine in! An NDA for government business seems, to me, to be very close to obstruction of justice.
I cannot imagine this ever holding up in a court of law. The White House is not his personal business.
tinrobot
(10,913 posts)Apparently, nobody in the White House seems to have one of those.
cstanleytech
(26,310 posts)abused by numerous candidates to cover up things.
Thats not to say there are not federal laws preventing people from revealing classified information (unless your last name is Nunes in which case you can do it without fear of being held accountable since your party holds the majority) but in general a NDA made before the candidate took office would probably not be valid for anything that takes place once they are sworn in.
paleotn
(17,938 posts)Of course when has this admin given two shits about what's legal.
PunksMom
(440 posts)nothing, if they are subpoenaed. Anyone?
herding cats
(19,566 posts)They have zero impact against a subpoena.
PunksMom
(440 posts)Progressive dog
(6,917 posts)They don't, morally or legally. The agreements are worthless, just like the psychopath who required them.
Voltaire2
(13,109 posts)SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)They're public employees, not yours! I'd really, really, really, really, REALLY love to punch Trump right in his stupid looking orange face.
erronis
(15,324 posts)Certain types of people don't understand metaphor or projection or deep hope.
Personally, I'd like to see much worse things happen to it than a bloody nose.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)I'm only kidding. We go back years, Agent Mike and I. All the way to the Reagan years, right, Agent Mike? I would never do anything to harm, or to bring harm to, our duly elected president, Donnie J. Trump.
Submariner
(12,506 posts)and demanding Tort Reform.
Trump is the master of frivolous lawsuits. Example, suing Bill Maher for claiming Trump's father was an Orangutan. Whine...whine...whine..
procon
(15,805 posts)NOT Donald Trump. He can hire and fire, but they are still government employees who work for the American People and swear an oath to defend to Constitution. Trump can't force them to sign anything, If he used coercion, intimidation and extortion tactics to pressure them into complying with his demands, they could probably turn around and sue him for interfering with the lawful duties of govt officials.
Hugin
(33,177 posts)Otherwise, why have courts?
azureblue
(2,149 posts)they do not serve Trump. They serve either the office of the President or the country. Trump cannot use his office to make people sign personal contracts with him..
3Hotdogs
(12,396 posts)meadowlander
(4,399 posts)Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)JHB
(37,161 posts)Until the courts rule it is unenforceable, people who sign one always have to consider the possibility that it will be judged enforceable and leave them liable for anything they say.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Some of the Supreme Court Justices , especially Gorsuch?