Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Whistleblowers Shun Office that's Supposed to Protect Them

The Office of Special Counsel has for nearly 50 years been the US government's one-stop shop for whistleblowers and alleged ethics violations, a federal watchdog created after Watergate with the lofty mandate "to end government and political corruption." Now it appears to be facing its biggest test yet, as insiders and independent watchdogs raise alarms that the historically nonpartisan agency has been "captured" by loyalists from the very administration it's supposed to police.

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Ten years ago, it would have been inconceivable that a president would fail to divest from his businesses, much less that his business would continue to launch new products like a phone service during his presidency. This is yet another ethics outrage.

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-- CREW (@citizensforethics.org) Jun 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM

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'Tom Devine, a lawyer at the nonpartisan Government Accountability Project who has represented whistleblowers since the 1970s, told CNN that some of his clients are reluctant to move forward with allegations of wrongdoing and cover-ups at federal agencies because they're scared of what Trump loyalists at OSC might do.

"For years, the OSC has been our first option to help whistleblowers," Devine said.

"If Ingrassia is confirmed, our mission will be reversed. Our duty will be to warn whistleblower about entrusting their rights to OSC because it would be an act of professional suicide."

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A Fascist here, a Fascist there, everywhere a Fascist!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-16 08:54 PM

Professionalism is the allegation.

#2 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-06-17 01:45 PM

... The Office of Special Counsel has for nearly 50 years been the US government's one-stop shop for whistleblowers and alleged ethics violations, a federal watchdog created after Watergate with the lofty mandate "to end government and political corruption."

Now it appears to be facing its biggest test yet, as insiders and independent watchdogs raise alarms that the historically nonpartisan agency has been "captured" by loyalists from the very administration it's supposed to police. ...

Just more of Pres Trump moving the Unites States towards an autocratic dictatorship.

Dissent is not allowed.


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-18 12:15 AM

Conservatives have always supported the need to protect and encourage legitimate whistle blowers.

#4 | Posted by Robson at 2025-06-18 11:55 AM

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