That whoke kerfuffle about whether a Member of Congress may lawfully "out" the identity of a whistleblower is the result of statutory language that takes for granted that Congress will act with integrity and doesn't need to be TOLD to protect anonymity. Here's the statute:
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No, it's not express. But my take is that sub. (B) is the real reason Republicans better be careful not to dox the WB. Trump already has threatened the WB, which (B) expressly makes illegal – except that Trump doesn't know who the WB is. ...
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IDing the WB completes the illegal act Trump's threats started, + the person who provides that ID is an accessory or co-conspirator.
So Nunes and Jordan are doing their best to get it leaked without directly doing it themselves.
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So Nunes and Jordan are doing their best to get it leaked without directly doing it themselves.
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This is the crap that makes people hate lawyers, but it's not lawyering – it's simple evil.
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