This article, featuring our Legal Director Tom Devine, was originally published here. Whistleblowers 101: Why Keep Their Identifies Secret? A whistleblower complaint started the story that led to the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine -- and it's still a main focus of the debate. While lawmakers from both parties have called to protect [...]
Note: this article, written by our Executive Director and CEO, was originally published here. Reckless and Perplexing: Trump Yet Again Destroys Bipartisan Consensus Donald Trump Jr.’s actions are dangerous, shameful, and a new low, even for the Trump family. They will have a chilling effect on all whistleblowers and hurt the public’s ability to learn about [...]
Note: this article, featuring our Executive Director and CEO Louis Clark, was originally published here. Trump's Attacks on Whistleblower Could Do Lasting Damage to System, Experts Say Various legal protections exist but the president’s aggressive response risks eroding a crucial check on official wrongdoing. Donald Trump and his allies have publicly attacked a whistleblower who filed [...]
Note: this article, featuring our Legal Director Tom Devine, was originally published here. President Blasts Media For Not Reporting Name of Whistleblower 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 [...]
11/07/2019 The undersigned civil society organizations strongly condemn the deliberate and reckless attacks on the whistleblower. These heinous actions undermine the fragile fabric of safe legal channels for disclosing wrongdoing in the intelligence community. As a result future wrongdoing will go unreported or will be disclosed outside legally protected channels. Alliance for Justice American Oversight [...]
Note: this article, featuring our National Security Analyst Irvin McCullough, was originally published here. What’s at Stake If Sen. Rand Paul Names the Ukraine Whistleblower While there might not be legal implications, the move could hurt national security and have a chilling effect on future whistleblowers. en. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has repeatedly said he might [...]
Note: this article, featuring our Legal Director Tom Devine, was originally published here. The Law Puts Trump in Charge of Enforcing Whistleblower Protections There are plenty of people arguing that President Donald Trump is breaking the law by encouraging news organizations to out the whistleblower whose complaint about Trump's pressure on Ukraine triggered the impeachment [...]
Note: this article, featuring our Legal Director Tom Devine, was originally published here. Outing the Whistleblower Could Be Illegal. Expect Them to Get Away with It. Republicans hope to unmask and discredit an accuser who’s already been proven correct. Over the past week, President Donald Trump and his allies have turned their attention to the [...]
Note: this article, featuring our Legal Director Tom Devine, was originally published here. Can Trump Legally Out The Whistleblower? Experts Say It Would Not Violate Any Laws In recent days, President Trump and his allies have amplified their calls for the whistleblower who sparked the impeachment inquiry to be identified, presenting the question of whether [...]