[LiteKeeper]

He's suing him under the Federal Whistleblower statute. By its design it is for occasions where a subordinate thinks that a superior has retaliated against him for blowing the whistle on the superior.

And that applies here how...?

[John Beresford Tipton]

The plaintiff had alerted Congress,(Sen Grassley et al) of what he said was malfeasance on the part of the DOJ in the handling of the case. He said that as a result of that "Whistleblowing" he was retaliated against by the DOJ.