Whistleblower

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Adam Schiff was initially adamant about the whistleblower testifying – until it became public that he and his staff coordinated with the whistleblower.

As are the opinions of those who believe that the whistleblower (if he can still be called a whistleblower and not an agent of Schiff/Pelosi) should make a public statement, under oath, considering the seriousness of this particular situation.

A second whistleblower has spoken to the intelligence community’s internal watchdog and has information that backs the original whistleblower’s complaint about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, according to the lawyer for the two.

House Democrats have said they do not need to hear from the whistleblower as part of the impeachment inquiry and have heard now from multiple witnesses who, unlike the whistleblower, listened to the phone call between the two leaders.

In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has incorrectly claimed whistleblower rules were changed immediately before the whistleblower filed his or her complaint.

Intelligence community lawyers sent a letter to the whistleblower’s lawyers on Tuesday, indicating that the office was trying to work out the issues that would allow the whistleblower to speak with Congress.

KKC specializes in qui tam recoveries under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the False Claims Act, Dodd-Frank Act, SEC whistleblower program, and the IRS whistleblower program.

Missing from the avalanche of news media coverage about the so-called whistleblower clients of Bakaj and Zaid is that at the beginning of Trump’s presidency Zaid co-founded Whistleblower Aid.

Over the last few days, the president has expressed frustration over the whistleblower and any White House officials who provided the whistleblower information.

Schiff said he would do everything necessary to protect the whistleblower’s identity and that he would “not permit the outing of the whistleblower” during the hearing.

That testimony backs up the President position but, now a second Whistleblower has come forth apparently confirming the first Whistleblower statements.

The inspector general for the director of national intelligence deemed the whistleblower complaint credible and urgent, while the top U.S. intelligence officer said the whistleblower acted in good faith.

The president and his allies sought to discredit the initial whistleblower complaint by pointing out that it was based on “hearsay,” an attack that will be less effective against a second whistleblower with firsthand knowledge.

The whistleblower report eventually turned into an official impeachment inquiry into Trump, and testifying witness have since corroborated the whistleblower's outline of a quid pro quo between Trump and Zelensky.

The whistleblower's legal team also denied a report on CBS' 60 Minutes Sunday night that said the whistleblower is under federal protection.

A whistleblower will not be subject to any civil action or criminal liability and no administrative process can be taken against the whistleblower for making disclosure of improper conduct.

For example, in the United States, most whistleblower protection laws provide for limited "make whole" remedies or damages for employment losses if whistleblower retaliation is proven.

The consequences vary from a corporate whistleblower to federal whistleblower.

Abbott’s Sturgis plant was shut down last year after a whistleblower report led to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) linking a deadly bacteria that infected several infants to the facility.