House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has named an official director for the newly established House Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman.
The new director, Shanna Devine, previously worked as an advocate for whistleblower rights at Public Citizen, a public interest organization in D.C., according to a statement from Pelosi.
The office was established in early January with the convening of the new Congress. Whistleblower protections have been heavily tested under the Trump administration, after a whistleblower’s complaint touched off the inquiry into the Ukraine pressure campaign and led to the President’s impeachment. Some of Trump’s allies are still calling for the whistleblower’s identity to be publicized.
“Whistleblowers shine a bright light on malfeasance in our government and the private sector,” Pelosi said. “There has long been a bipartisan commitment to protecting the voices of those who speak the truth and put their livelihoods on the line to root out waste, fraud and abuse.
Who to attack first? Pelosi, Devine, the Ukraine scheme whistle-blower, Democrats in general?
I’d be happier if she announced plans for new articles of impeachment based on tRumps statements over the last 2 weeks.
Good move. I predict that as Trump’s behavior worsens, and the Dem’s presidential chances strengthen, there will be many whistle-blowers and whistle blower-esque people spilling the beans to the public.
In the Trump Era, everything is like a fortune cookie.
At the end of every self-evident truth, you have to say “…when the president’s a Democrat”.
Should be a grand old time in the Oval Trailer this weekend.
Pelosi names a whistleblower Ombudsman.
No more McCabe investigation.
No Vindman investigation.
Billy Barr isn’t taking him to prom.
Mike Bloomberg being an actual billionaire.
late edit: Oh yeah, this too…