The whistleblower outed Trump! That's why Trump wants to out the whistleblower.

[gulliver]

We should be on offense on "outing" and "whistleblowing," not defense. Republicans wouldn't keep braying about outing the whistleblower if it weren't getting them mileage.

We should be responding, "Forget about outing the whistleblower. Could the reason Trump is so burned up about the whistleblower be that the whistleblower outed Trump? Why did Trump suddenly cough up Ukraine's money right after finding out there was a whistleblower? Why, if what Trump was doing was so "perfect," did he suddenly stop doing it so fast?"

Every time we get asked about outing the whistleblower we should point out that the whistleblower outed Trump.

[Boxerfan]

1. It is about witness tampering / intimidation

He knows few will want to go on the record as it means being demonized & your life at risk etc...

Seriously-witness intimidation.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

3. And revenge.

It seems to be ingrained in Trump's nature.

[NCLefty]

2. Trump has said he "hits back 10x as hard" at people who slight him.

That's the mob mentality he grew up with, apparently. And he still hasn't learned that makes millions dislike him who maybe wouldn't otherwise.

So I have no doubt he wants to take this guy's block off, insult him, his family... everything. Get his posse digging into him... tear him to fucking pieces... all for exposing Trump as the criminal we all knew he was.

... which is why you don't elect ethics-free and highly corrupt people like Donald Trump to positions of power. #duhusa

[BuffaloJackalope]

4. Why are whistleblowers protected? Karen Silkwood. That's why.

Whistleblowers tend to be threatened & killed.

[crickets]

5. +1