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To: hawkaw
at the end of the article:

The whistleblower’s legal team noted that there’s no law banning media outlets from identifying whistleblowers. They instead said the decision comes down to “ethics and professionalism.”

10 posted on 11/02/2019 5:20:54 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: janetjanet998

“”””””””The whistleblower’s legal team noted that there’s no law banning media outlets from identifying whistleblowers. They instead said the decision comes down to “ethics and professionalism.” “”””””””””””

This is like Lame Plame Part 2. She also had absolutely no legal protection from having her name in the paper.


26 posted on 11/02/2019 5:26:31 PM PDT by shelterguy
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It’s interesting that the attorneys are using the same means to silence free speech and manipulate the press as Iraqi-Brit Nadhmi Auchi used to silence reporting on his dealings with Syrian-American Antoin Rezko and Obama.


27 posted on 11/02/2019 5:26:42 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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It is disgusting how the mainstream (driveby) media will not disclose who the leaker is and his bias.


58 posted on 11/02/2019 6:03:06 PM PDT by hawkaw
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To: janetjanet998

The whistleblower’s legal team noted that there’s no law banning media outlets from identifying whistleblowers. They instead said the decision comes down to “ethics and professionalism.”

msm ethics? professional? roflmao maybe the lawyers should be shamed for threatening fake legal action...


78 posted on 11/02/2019 7:23:12 PM PDT by rolling_stone (no justice no peace and leakers)
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