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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 wrongdoingDonald Trump and his allies have publicly attacked a whistleblower who filed a complaint about the president’s dealings with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and triggered a chain of events that led to an impeachment inquiry of the president. Related: Ukraine crisis put on ice by Trump staff busy working out how to buy Greenland Related: Trump rejects whistleblower offer to answer Republican questions Continue reading… …read more

Source:: The Guardian

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