I’ve told you earlier about how Donald Trump, Jr. and his fellow “deplorables” in Congress and the conservative media have turned to an online campaign in quest to unmask the Ukraine whistleblower: Tweets on Wednesday by Donald Trump Jr. capped more than a month of efforts by President Trump’s allies to surface the supposed name … Read more
The most recent summary of whistleblower protections for the Intelligence Community (“IC”) can be found in this Congressional Research Service Report, Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protections (Updated September 23, 2019). Members of the Intelligence Community do not share the same robust protection as other federal employees against retaliation for having made a whistleblower complaint (excerpt, pp. … Read more
Above Photo: Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., at podium, speaks during a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center outside the Laura Cooper, deputy assistant secretary of defense, deposition related to the House’s impeachment inquiry on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Remember the Brooks Brother Riot to disrupt election canvassers in Miami-Dade … Read more
Over the weekend, the Twitter-troll-in-chief was in full-blown rage tweeting. This is an indication of a seriously mentally disturbed individual. This is not someone who should have the power of the presidency. That aside, every time Trump tweets about the whistleblower scandal, he adds another allegation for impeachment. Trump demands to meet whistleblower and leakers … Read more
The New York Times today reveals a little too much information about the whistleblower — the editors clearly know who the whistleblower is — that makes it easy to identify whom the whistleblower is by going through the roster of who was assigned to the White House on specific dates. Nevertheless, we can assume that … Read more