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New York Times blasted for outing whistleblower and 'putting his life in danger'
Right-wing activists Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl are offering $50,000 for information about the whistleblower, presumably, so they can doxx him/her and wage an all-out attack against the person. Meanwhile, The New York Times is being blamed for doing the work for them.
The site “Task & Purpose” noted that the New York Times profile about the whistleblower laid out enough identifying details that a smart activist could figure out the CIA officer’s information and put the person’s life in danger.
“Publishing details about the whistleblower will only lead to the identification of someone, whether our client or the wrong person, as the whistleblower. This will place this individual in a much more dangerous situation, not only in their professional world but also their possible personal safety,” T&P quoted one of the whistleblower’s attorneys Mark S. Zaid.
The site “Task & Purpose” noted that the New York Times profile about the whistleblower laid out enough identifying details that a smart activist could figure out the CIA officer’s information and put the person’s life in danger.
“Publishing details about the whistleblower will only lead to the identification of someone, whether our client or the wrong person, as the whistleblower. This will place this individual in a much more dangerous situation, not only in their professional world but also their possible personal safety,” T&P quoted one of the whistleblower’s attorneys Mark S. Zaid.
Link to tweet
Trump: "The whistleblower is a traitor and you know what we used to do with those"
NYT: "Here's who it is, it's him, over here, look"
NYT: "Here's who it is, it's him, over here, look"
[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/new-york-times-blasted-for-outing-whistleblower-and-putting-his-life-in-danger/|]
This is not on. It is a fucking outrage...
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