House Democrats are holding impeachment inquiry interviews in secret. Say secrecy is needed to protect identity of whistleblower. 'The whistleblower has the right in the statute to remain anonymous,' said Schiff, citing ICWPA. 1/4 ow.ly/3nWV50wEGJe
In fact, law says: 'The inspector general shall not disclose the identity of the employee without the consent of the employee, unless the inspector general determines that such disclosure is unavoidable during the course of the investigation...' 2/4 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
The doesn't sound like a rock-solid right to remain anonymous. Now, whistleblower is in middle of impeachment proceeding. 3/4 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
Disclosure is, in fact, unavoidable; Democrats cannot keep entire hearings secret, keep vital information away from American people, in the name of preserving the anonymity of a whistleblower. 4/4 End. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
