Mollie Hemmingway mentioned his name on Media Buzz Sunday and none of the "Conservative" hosts followed up on it. No Carlson, no Hannity, no Ingraham, no Dobbs that I know of. Real profiles in courage over at Fox.
“No Carlson, no Hannity, no Ingraham, no Dobbs that I know of. Real profiles in courage over at Fox.”
Those of us defending President Trump have good reason for not being in a big hurry to name the so-called whistleblower:
A true whistleblower never remains anonymous. The whole point of the whistleblower protection statute is to protect a whistleblower from the risk of negative consequences when he comes forward to “blow his whistle” - such as termination, etc.. A witness hiding behind anonymity and never facing those he is accusing, has no need of protection under whistleblower status, and is not a true whistleblower.
Furthermore, whistleblower protection under the law is ensured precisely to encourage a witness to come forward and be named. So, why would such a witness need the protection of anonymity? It suggests there is something wrong with this witness, something the Democrats are hiding. They are trying to have it both ways.
For these reasons, the best strategy for Team Trump in discrediting the Democrats’ impeachment case is to challenge the legitimacy of a so-called whistleblower on the basis that they are hiding behind anonymity, and not available to the defense for cross examination.
Obviously then, if team Trump figures out who the whistleblower is, it would be in their best interest NOT to name him, but instead to insist that the Democrats name him.
Team Trump is calling the Democrats’ bluff by not naming the so-called whistleblower.
I’m pretty sure that’s what’s going on.