This story actually broke last week, but it's back in the news
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american patriot
Yellen dodges on whether Treasury Department moved to surveil Americans' legal purchases
Treasury Department allegedly flagged terms such as 'MAGA' and 'Trump,' as well as religious texts such as the Bible
"Have you instructed banks and financial institutions to provide this information?"
"Well, FinCEN, our job is to work with financial institutions to make sure —" Yellen began to reply before being interrupted by Wagner.
"Are they instructing financial institutions to search Americans' legal transactions in attempts to surveil their purchases?" Wagner repeated.
"I promise a thorough look into everything," Yellen said.
