Republican breaks with Trump, insists whistleblower remain anonymous 0 SHARES Share it! Republican congressman Will Hurd, himself a former CIA officer, spoke out Sunday against including the whistleblower — the target of angry attacks by Trump and many of his supporters. “I think we should be protecting the identity of the whistleblower,” Hurd said on “Fox News Sunday.”“How we treat this whistleblower will impact whistleblowers in the future. Having this whistleblower law on the books is important.”A 1989 law protects federal government employees who report possibly illegal activity, gross mismanagement, abuse or waste of funds. Trump has repeatedly denounced the whistleblower, saying he or she had only second-hand information and suggesting that whoever gave that person sensitive information was “close to a spy” and should face severe consequences.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 10, 2019 23:17 UTC