Not all that glorious: Fate of whistleblowers in US

US Democrats have failed to push through a bill to keep the identity of #whistleblowers' secret. Republican senator Rand Paul blocked the proposal, accusing the Democrats of spreading 'selective outrage'.

The amendment was designed to bolster the Senate's position - that whistleblowers should be protected from retaliation and their contribution acknowledged. It comes in the heat of the Trump impeachment inquiry that was sparked by anonymous testimony from an insider.

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