“someone who spills the beans in a tell-all book long after he’s left office is not a “whistle-blower” in any sense of the term.”
Exactly. That’s a coward and a cynical profiteer. A patriot, a man of character with balls, would resign RIGHT THEN, and publically explain why.
But unfortunately...U never see them in the history books!.....old age and conscience is the best cleanser of the soul...