In recent news, it has come out that the Trump-era Department of Justice was seeking communication records of reporters who were reporting on leaked information. While less than appreciated, it is not the first time the government has looked into sources the press has used to tell their story.

 

https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/trump-justice-department-sought-records-washington-post-reporters-after

 

https://www.oeil-maisondesjournalistes.fr/2019/11/13/whistleblowers-obama-usa/

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/16/whistleblowers-double-standard-obama-david-petraeus-chelsea-manning

 

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/11/21/where_was_the_love_for_whistleblowers_during_the_obama_administration_141782.html

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/joe-biden-worked-with-whistleblower-when-he-was-vice-president-officials-reveal

 

https://www.courthousenews.com/reporters-surveillance-claims-rejected-by-fourth-circuit/

 

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/01/10/journalist_sharyl_attkisson_rod_rosenstein_spied_on_my_computer.html

 

https://sharylattkisson.com/2020/02/former-govt-agent-admits-illegally-spying-on-sharyl-attkisson/

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardsiedle/2019/09/25/whistleblowers-should-be-scared-in-trump-era/

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/ex-justice-dept-lawyer-peddled-secret-us-whistleblower-suits-to-try-to-impress-his-bosses-with-new-clients/2018/01/24/49b7d934-e414-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e_story.html

 

https://whistleblower.org/blog/women-whistleblowers-in-the-trump-era-a-celebration-of-women-who-refused-to-be-silenced-part-1/

 

https://whistleblower.org/blog/women-whistleblowers-in-the-trump-era-a-celebration-of-women-who-refused-to-be-silenced-part-2/

 

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/04/trump-administration-whistleblowers-democrats-congress/586459/?utm_so

 

https://blog.nomorefakenews.com/2020/04/16/heres-what-sharyl-attkisson-told-me-about-the-2009-pandemic/

 

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