Background to the story of the CIA whistleblower who jump-started the impeachment of President Trump. Patrick Eddington, a former CIA imagery analyst turned Cato Institute pundit, writes about the ill-named Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act. He says it actually harms people inside the CIA and other intelligence agencies who want to expose, waste fraud, or...
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Whistleblowers, Good and Bad
An open letter from more than 100 former national security officials applauds the “responsible whistleblower” who came forward with information about President Trump’s Ukraine dealings. While the identity of the whistleblower is unknown, “we do know that he or she is an employee of the U.S. Government,” the signatories say. “As such, he or she...