1). They are
2). There are specific rules one has to follow to be listed as a whistle blower...otherwise one ends up like Ed Snowden
You think Trump is going to let up on ANY card he has to play?
And to top it all off - it LOOKS like the Elites are pulling the strings. Playing the schoolyard bully and sneering "Whaddayagonnadoaboutit" might not flush this time.