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  1. whistle blower, whistle-blower, whistleblowernoun

    an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it

    "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals"

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    whistle-blower, whistle blower

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  1. List of paraphrases for "whistleblower":

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  1. Patrick Boland:

    This is a regular occurrence, given the Committees unique oversight role and responsibilities. Consistent with the Committees longstanding procedures, House Intelligence Committee staff appropriately advised the whistleblower to contact an Inspector General and to seek legal counsel.

  2. Oversight Committee:

    You will be expected to answer all of the committee's questions, including questions about specific White House officials and allegations of retaliation against the whistleblower, if you answer all of these questions, there would be no need for the committee to pursue contempt against you in the future.

  3. Mike Quigley:

    I want to protect him or her and find out however much we can while protecting them and the whistleblower system.

  4. President Trump:

    The Bidens got rich -- and that is substantiated -- while America got robbed, sleepy Joe and his friends sold out America. ... And in a brand new report, just came out as Im walking on the stage, it turns out that when Joe Biden was vice president -- he worked with the so-called whistleblower. This is nothing more than a partisan witch hunt, sabotage, and Im sure theyre going to say, totally unsubstantiated.

  5. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff:

    A Director of National Intelligence has never prevented a properly submitted whistleblower complaint that the IC IG determined to be credible and urgent from being provided to the congressional intelligence committees. Never. This raises serious concerns about whether White House, Department of Justice or other executive branch officials are trying to prevent a legitimate whistleblower complaint from reaching its intended recipient, the Congress, in order to cover up serious misconduct.


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