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Will be back tomorrow night. 8 00 p. M. The show that is the sworn enemy of lying, pomposity, smugness, and groupthink. Hopefully, with great cheer and not bitterness. Sean hannity, speaking of cheer, is a new york tonight. Sean all right, tucker. I think we have Breaking News tonight. Good show, tucker. Its going to take the full hour to get all of us in. We are going to break this down. Will give you all the news and information the mob will never give you. Heres whats happening. Well start wi...

This had enormous chilling effect on both the folks that would come forward to report wrongdoing in that administration but also intended to suppress officials in the conduct of their duties. to this day we see folks being too scared to come forward, too scared to come out and speak up against the corruption theyre witnessing. and i think that was the wholest. it undermines democracy, good order and governance. and i think it is absolutely important for me, the victim in this case, to attempt to...

American people deserve to know who the whistle-blower is. democrats have resisted that pressure so far arguing that lives could be at risk and releasing the name could scare off future whistle-blowers. there is also the question of the law pertaining to this. whistle-blowers are protected from government retaliation which means they cant be demoted or fired. they have a limited right to remain anonymous, government officials cannot reveal their name. when it comes to their media as brit hume po...

That. >> martha: with regard to the whistleblower, clear investigation report, not seeing his name, this persons name. we dont know if the investigation report is accurate, although this is sort of bounced arounda quite a bit. what is your thinking from journalistic perspective on this whistleblower, given the circumstances that surround this whole situation? >> brit: remember the whistleblower system internal government system designed to protect people inside the government from being retaliat...

Right, which includes reporting wrongdoing. im committed to protecting whistle-blowers and ensuring every complaint is handled appropriately. i look forward to continuing to work with the administration and congress to find a resolution regarding this important matter. another item on what is truly a historic day. joining us to talk about it, cnn chief legal analyst jeffrey toobin, gloria borger, and david axelrod. jeff, theres a lot we dont know. theres a lot people in congress dont know. what ...

"whistle-blower" at the center of this storm wants to. catherine has the latest. she is live in washington tonight. >> confirmation. joe will testify publicly thursday for the democrats control. mcguire, issuing this statement. i want to make sure that i have upheld my responsibility to follow the law every step of the way. the men and women of the intelligence committee have a solemn responsibility to do whats right, which means reporting wrongdoing. i make sure that every complaint is handled ...

Whistle-blower that weve heard from administration officials and the president in recent days. he says in his written statement, as public servants, the men and women of the intelligence community have a solemn responsibility to do what is right which includes reporting wrongdoing. i am committed to protecting whistle-blowers and ensuring every complaint is handled appropriately. so none of this talk that youve heard from the president of this being a partisan attack by a partisan whistle-blower...

Its one thing to have a debate on public information but to have somebody in a position where they have security clearance and is leaking this information in time of war, this is the same as dealing with treason. whatever the ultimate penalty that will be impacted should be and that will be up to the justice department, but i would hope the justice department would look to this in a severe way, not a perfunctory or casual way but the most serious crime ever, to undermine your own military in tim...