[semimojo]

It’s important because if his name is on officially released transcripts, then he has officially been ‘outed’.

Nothing in the transcript indicates that he's the whistle blower.

They just asked Taylor if he had met this individual.

That's it.

[MassMinuteman]

Yes, and if they had redacted his name in this context, it would have confirmed he is the “whistleblower” for those actually in the room during the questioning.

[z3n]

Nothing in the transcript indicates that he’s the whistle blower.

They just asked Taylor if he had met this individual.

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That’s actually good point. I stand partially corrected, because it does not green light the rest of the media to use the name as the “whistleblower”.

It does, however, allow the Senate, DOJ, or other interested parties (private lawsuits) to reference the document to subpoena for testimony.