Two Democrats fired by President Donald Trump from the nation’s top independent intelligence and privacy oversight watchdog retained law firm Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP for potential legal action in response to their terminations.
Elisabeth Theodore, partner at Arnold & Porter, confirmed she is representing former Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board commissioners Ed Felten and Travis LeBlanc regarding their January terminations. Theodore declined to elaborate on the scope of any possible disputes until they’re filed.
Felten, whose term was set to expire on Jan. 29, could have remained on the board until a nominee was confirmed to replace ...
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