Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen faced scrutiny over the alleged surveillance of Americans' bank transactions, including targeting gun and bible purchases. Lawmakers and media criticized Yellen for dodging questions and refusing to provide a straight answer during Senate hearings. The controversy sparked concerns about privacy violations and government overreach, with some labeling the actions as 'tyranny' and 'shocking.' Yellen's appearance before the Senate Banking Committee attracted significant attention, with senators grilling her over the Treasury's activities, particularly regarding financial surveillance and potential privacy breaches.
Sec. Yellen’s refusal to say whether or not the government is searching your private financial transactions is shocking coming from a Cabinet Secretary. I questioned her on this potentially egregious violation of your privacy, and Laura Ingraham highlighted our exchange here. https://t.co/sC6RWOWp15
🧵 At today’s FSOC hearing Senator Brown expressed interest in helping Secretary Yellen crack down on illicit finance and working with her to combat all the ways that bad actors fund their activities. 1/7 https://t.co/61h3f3dAxw
Part 1 Treasure Secretary Janet Yellen Testifies Why Financial Institutions Flagged Purchases of Bibles “…her agency demanded private banking institutions flag and turn over data on purchases made by Americans without a warrant.” https://t.co/9y3mvnuaSK
US Tsy Yellen: FSOC Has Discussed Commercial Real Estate At Almost All Recent Meetings
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Watch Live: Senators To Grill Yellen Over Treasury's "Domestic Spy Games" On Gun Owners https://t.co/VvdzRRzkE0
Yellen appears before Senate Banking Cmte today
US Tsy Sec. Yellen To Testify On FSOC Annual Report At Senate Committee On Banking Affairs 09:00 ET - To Meet EU’s Gentiloni At 15:00 ET
Treasury Secretary Yellen has federal investigators ask banks to search and filter customer transactions for terms related to the firearms industry. https://t.co/be09uzvxZF
Apparently Janet Yellen thinks the government can do whatever they want with your personal information. I asked Secretary Yellen if Treasury is directing anyone to search your personal financial data and she refused to give me a straight answer. Watch on Fox News here. https://t.co/OOIk7kJ2vx
Secretary Yellen should be able to answer these questions! Surveilling Americans’ for purchasing bibles is despicable! https://t.co/0S1Fy463is
Yellen Cornered on Why Treasury Was Flagging Purchases From Bass Pro, Cabelas https://t.co/Laqh70v1PJ
Gun rights group urges senators to press Yellen over Treasury targeting gun transactions https://t.co/vFfe5XoCsD
🇺🇸 Congressman Jim Jordan: “Increasingly, we are hearing the federal government is suggesting banks search private financial transactions using highly partisan political terms" Yellen avoided declaring whether the department has surveilled consumers’. https://t.co/4CiIcfJJTi
Steve Forbes: This is tyranny Forbes Media Chairman Steve Forbes discusses Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen dodging a question on the surveillance of Americans' bank transactions on 'The Bottom Line.' Source: Fox Business (YouTube) https://t.co/M0j7265xzL