Several ACLU leaders were sympathetic to the FBI, and as a consequence, the ACLU rarely investigated any of the many complaints alleging abuse of power by the FBI during the Cold War.
一些ACLU领导人向联邦调查局表示同情，因此，ACLU很少在冷战期间调查针对许多联邦调查局的滥用权力的投诉。