McConnell told Law360 on Wednesday that while the events underlying her complaint arose under formerPresident Jos Biden, her censure hands “a dangerous weapon” to President Donald Trump and adviserElon Musk as they mount “shameful attacks on public servants.”
“Federal employees don’t sign away their First Amendment rights when we get hired,” McConnell said.”I’m very proud to be a public servant, but I’m also a citizen and in my private life I have the right tospeak up for the common good.”
An NLRB representative declined to comment.
McConnell is represented by Colleen Teubner, Paula Dinerstein and Laura Dumais of Public Employees forEnvironmental Responsibility.