It looks as though this administration may be the Decrypto Party. Trump‘s pick for Attorney General has already made it clear he thinks asset forfeiture is a damn good thing for the American public, even if it often deprives the public of their property without evidence of criminal wrongdoing or providing a valid avenue of recourse.

Now, he‘s (once again) confirmed encryption shouldn‘t keep law enforcement from accessing devices. The EFF reports that Sessions strongly hinted he‘s in favor of encryption backdoors during his confirmation hearing.