Fred Whitehurst remains a #whistleblower hero. @KKCWhistleblow is honored to have represented Dr. Whitehurst since he walked into our office almost 30 years ago.
If you read Fred’s story in his own words you will begin to understand why.
“I blew the whistle on the fbi for 7 years, an effort which has freed many innocent individuals from prison who were convicted based upon false and misleading testimony from fbi laboratory agents…”
- Frederic Whitehurst, FBI #whistleblower … continued
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“Along the way I realized that I would be sent away from my fbi family. Without employment to support my own family, I set about reengineering myself.” - Frederic Whitehurst, FBI #Whistleblower
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“To those individuals who choose to raise issues about corruption within law enforcement, be sure that you thoroughly document the facts before you raise the issues and REENGINEER YOURSELVES while employed…” - Frederic Whitehurst, FBI #Whistleblower
“And remember that you don’t have to be a storybook hero to bring about change. You just have to uphold your oath of office.” - Frederic Whitehurst, FBI #Whistleblower Hero
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I joined @Twitter on January 17, 2009 to track the progress of and to amplify support of #Whistleblower reforms that were proposed in the Obama administration. There’s been many ups and downs.
The promise to pass reforms to allow federal employees to file #Whistleblower retaliation cases in federal court and get jury trials was a cruel hoax. In the end the Obama administration killed jury trial reforms and said improved administrative processes will suffice.
This is the story of @KKCWhistleblow#Whistleblower client “Gene Ross, father of three, who, in the process of voluntarily cooperating with government prosecutors and regulatory agencies in the criminal and civil actions against Amerindo, lost his job at Bear Stearns…” - @iimag
It should be noted that Bear Stearns “strongly discouraged” the #Whistleblower’s “participation in the legal reckoning that followed, cut his pay, took away his sales team, and subjected him to unchecked harassment and retaliation.”
Regardless of what you may think of #RealityWinner leaking a classified document she admitted guilt and took responsibility for her actions. That’s more than Manafort or Stone could do.
And, yes, history will consider her a #Whistleblower even though she violated the law.
The harsh treatment of #RealityWinner is likely because what she exposed contradicts Trump’s narrative that Russian interference with the 2016 election was a “hoax.” Like your typical #Whistleblower she also lacks wealth and connections to get special treatment.
The death threats against the #whistleblower & his attorney didn’t happen in a vacuum. Let’s review what else was happening just prior to November 7, 2019 - the day the threat was allegedly made.
On Nov. 1, 2019 @npr broadcast a short segment noting that President Trump “continues” his efforts to unmask the identity of the confidential #Whistleblower. wvpe.org/post/president…
The below tweet is pro-Trump political spin, but not supported by law or facts.
DOJ did not analyze 50 USC §3234, the applicable #Whistleblower protection statute for intelligence community employees, which Trump is required to enforce.
It’s absurd for anyone to argue that a federal employee who reports wrongdoing to an Inspector General is not protected by the #Whistleblower statute. Read 50 USC §3234.
It’s equally absurd to argue that because the law says that if you request confidentiality when you submit a #Whistleblower disclosure the Inspector General will keep it confidential that it’s okay for the POTUS or anyone else to breach confidentiality.
Before Trump started his tweet storm against the #whistleblower, 3 federal appeals court judges considered the constitutionality of the obstruction of justice law designed to protect #whistleblowers & witnesses. They upheld the criminal conviction. thehill.com/blogs/congress…
Our opinion column was published on Dec. 17, but it’s even more timely now following President Trump’s recent use of twitter to retweet posts by his campaign & supporters that attempt to “out” & harass the #Whistleblower.
3 federal judges on the 6th Circuit affirmed the conviction and they agreed that the defendant’s social media postings attacking the #Whistleblower violated 18 USC §1513(g).