'Legitimate whistleblowers must be protected, and these witnesses are clearly not legitimate,' said one critic.
U.S. Reps. Jim Jordan and Matt Gaetz talk during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. on June 30, 2021."Legitimate whistleblowers must be protected, and these witnesses are clearly not legitimate," said one critic.Government watchdogs on Friday accused Republicans on the U.S.
The three witnesses failed to offer convincing evidence of wrongdoing at the agency, and unlike whistleblowers who risk their careers and personal safety to alert the public about malfeasance in the government or a corporation, said the Democrats, their testimonies appear to be the result of "the active engagement and orchestration of disturbing outside influence on the witnesses."
For example, Friend said he was given $5,000 in November 2022 by an organization run by Patel, who served as acting chief of staff in the Defense Department under former President Donald Trump. Patel also connected him with the Center for Renewing America, a right-wing think tank where Friend now holds a fellowship.
"At the end of the day, you exercised your judgment, and you weren't—there were no consequences for that?" he was asked.The former agent "does not show a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety," wrote the Democrats. "Rather, this appears to be a situation in which two special agents engaged in dialogue regarding a case process.
Gilbert denounced Jordan's conflation of government whistleblowers with former employees who have close ties to Trump and subscribe to anti-Democratic conspiracy theories that members of the Republican Party have promoted for years.
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