By CP Staff | Friday, January 19, 2024 Read more at https://www.christianpost.com/news/feds-urged-banks-to-flag-purchases-of-religious-texts-report.html/wsletter The U.S. Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2023, following an announcement by the U.S. Treasury that it had begun taking measures Thursday to prevent a default on government debt, as Congress heads towards a high-stakes clash between Democrats and…
This kind of pervasive financial surveillance, carried out in coordination with and at the request of federal law enforcement, into Americans' private transactions is alarming and raises serious concerns about the FBI's respect for fundamental civil liberties.
A U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary subcommittee is seeking to question a former Biden administration official over revelations the agency urged banks to flag customer transactions linked to phrases like “MAGA" and “Trump” as well as purchases of religious texts.