Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection

The clamor continues for the intelligence community whistleblower to come forward. But, the Democrats now say they’re corroborated everything in the initial whistleblower report and may not have to interview him or her. The whistleblower’s lawyers agree.

President Trump created the office via executive order.

For some, the case raises questions: Why do whistleblowers need to remain anonymous? Why don’t they use internal reporting programs instead of going to the press or a lawyer with information about wrongdoing?

Consider the headline in the Mother Jones story on Thursday’s report from the Veterans Affairs Inspector General.

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