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There is actually more than one law covering whistleblowers, so the other answer is only partially correct. According to the NYT, the case in question here is also covered by the Inspector General Act of 1978
Do whistle-blowers have a right to remain anonymous?
Only in a limited way. Another part of the Inspector General Act says that agency ...
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The first paragraph on the nature of the concern in the ICIG letter to McGuire clarifies what the alleged violation of the law is:
Here, the Complainant's Letter alleged, among other things, that the
President of the United States, in a telephone call with Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on July 25, 2019, “sought to pressure
the Ukrainian ...
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The protection enjoyed by a "whistleblower" w.r.t. federal law is in 5 USC 2302, specifically (b)(8) which refers to "whistleblowers" (by what they do, not by the popular phrase). Nothing prohibits disclosing the name of a person who has reported suspicion of a crime. The point of the law is that even if you know the person's name, you are prohibited from ...
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