Ukraine Whistleblower

PRESS STATEMENT: Government Accountability Project Condemns Trump Family’s Irresponsible Comments on Alleged Whistleblower Identity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/06/2019  Government Accountability Project Condemns Trump Family’s Irresponsible Comments on Alleged Whistleblower Identity Guessing at a Whistleblower’s Identity Chills Critical Speech, Harms Uninvolved Parties   WASHINGTON — Today, Donald Trump Jr. tweeted out the name of the individual that some claim is the intelligence community whistleblower. In the tweet, Trump linked to [...]

2019-11-20T15:09:48-05:00November 6th, 2019|Press release, Ukraine Whistleblower|

New York Times: Trump Attacks Whistleblower Anonymity, but Won’t Utter Name

Note: this article, featuring our Legal Director Tom Devine, was originally published here. Trump Attacks Whistleblower Anonymity, but Won't Utter Name WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is blasting the media for not reporting the name of a person who has been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who spurred the impeachment inquiry. Yet Trump [...]

The Conversation: If the Trump Whistleblowers Lived in Canada, They’d Face Serious Risks

Note: this article, featuring our Legal Director Tom Devine, was originally published here. If the Trump Whistleblowers Lived in Canada, They’d Face Serious Risks Whistleblowers put their careers, and sometimes their safety, on the line to protect democratic ideals and the public interest. Canada, like its southern neighbour, is not immune to whistleblowing controversies at [...]

Sign On: Whistleblower Advocates to Congress: Time to Reform Intel Whistleblower Laws

October 28, 2019 The Honorable Richard Burr Chairman Senate Select Committee on Intelligence The Honorable Mark Warner Vice Chairman Senate Select Committee on Intelligence The Honorable Adam Schiff Chairman House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence The Honorable Devin Nunes Ranking Member House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Dear Chairmen Burr and Schiff, Vice Chairman Warner, [...]

Channel 3000: Coalition of IGs Slam DOJ Opinion on Whistleblower Complaint

Note: this article, featuring our National Security Analyst Irvin McCullough, was originally published here. Coalition of IGs Slam DOJ Opinion on Whistleblower Complaint DOJ says complaint not of 'urgent concern.' (CNN) - A coalition of Inspectors General is urging the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel to withdraw or modify its opinion that the whistleblower complaint [...]

2019-10-25T16:01:44-04:00October 25th, 2019|In The News, National Security, Ukraine Whistleblower|

Mother Jones: Under Trump, Whistleblowers Have Even Less Protection Than Usual

Note: this article, featuring our Legal Director Tom Devine, was originally published here. Under Trump, Whistleblowers Have Even Less Protection Than Usual The federal board that’s supposed to protect whistleblowers has no members. For the entire Trump administration, the federal government has been operating without a functioning agency to protect whistleblowers. “Although seldom in the [...]

Guest Blog: Whistleblower Case Exposes Gaps in Federal Protections

Whistleblower Case Exposes Gaps in Federal Protections By Shanna Devine, former Government Accountability Project investigator and current worker health and safety advocate at Public Citizen. A whistleblower’s disclosure that President Donald Trump abused his power to “solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election,” has gripped the nation and prompted the U.S. House of [...]

2019-10-07T15:14:09-04:00October 7th, 2019|Blog, Ukraine Whistleblower, Uncategorized|