Trump Now Inherits an Expansive Surveillance State

In his final week in office, President Obama made several feel-good moves that played to his base. He transferred 10 Guantanamo detainees to Oman. He commuted the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning. He donated his children’s swing set to a D.C. shelter. And then there was his decision to significantly strengthen the surveillance state.
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