The White House fired the three Democratic members of a top independent intelligence review board, according to a statement from the agency on Monday.

Justice Department (DOJ) officials fired several prosecutors who worked on President Trump’s criminal cases, saying they could not “trust” them. President Trump on Monday also fired all three Democrats on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB),

FILE PHOTO: Sharon Bradford Franklin, a nominee to be Chairman and Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, testifies during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

“President Trump’s attempt to expel members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is a brazen effort to destroy an independent watchdog that has protected Americans and exposed surveillance abuse under Democratic and Republican administrations alike” said Alexandra Reeve Givens, CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology.

President Trump on Monday fired all three Democrats on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), bringing much of its work to a standstill. The move guts a board designed to ensure the government’s work to fight terrorism is balanced with protections for civil liberties.

President Donald Trump on Monday terminated three Democrats from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, as part of the president’s sweeping recalibration of government entities aimed at internal transparency.

The removals come as Congress is set to decide next year whether to renew a controversial surveillance authority that’s been scrutinized by the board.

The Trump Justice Department says it has fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Donald Trump