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The ultimate responsibility on the president of the united states to protect the whistle-blower. so there should be mass callings to ensure that the president of the united states issue a firm statement that the identity of the whistle-blower should never be released because it's unlawful. >> yeah. what's interesting, and to build on michael's point is the law when it was written in the late '90s never considered the president discussing or contemplating outing a whistle-blower. so you've got that wrinkle. and if nothing changes if that code is not enforced, it may not be illegal for the presi...

Matthew whittaker appeared on fox news as well yesterday and said the whistle-blower has no right to anonymity. >> if we break something, if we let politics interfere with outing a whistle-blower? >> well, a whistle-blower is never guaranteed anonymity. and all they're guaranteed is that they won't be retaliated against from a workplace, in a job stand point, so you know, for me, i think this whistle-blower does need to publicly testify, and be subject to cross-examination which is consistent with the american legal traditions that we all believe make this a great country. >> so according to "...

Being advanced by congressman jim jordan of the trump camp among others. even though, of course, we quickly add the president's only responses to the mueller investigation were written answers through his lawyers. with us to join the conversation tonight, maya wiley, former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. these days with the new school -- you know, i got screwed up there. sorry about that. and david jolly, a former republican member of congress from the great state of florida, who has since left congress and the republican party, come to think of it. maya wiley, ...

-- you know, i got screwed up there. sorry about that. and david jolly, a former republican member of congress from the great state of florida who has since left congress and the republican party, come to think of it. maya wiley, i want to talk to you about whistle-blowers in general, but i have one more thing to show you. this is former attorney general whitaker on fox news. >> do we break something if we let politics interfere with outing a whistle-blower? >> well, a whistle-blower is never guaranteed anonymity and, you know, all they're guaranteed is that they won't be retaliated against fr...

Republican member of congress from the great state of florida who has since left congress and the republican party, come to think of it. maya wiley, i want to talk to you about whistle-blowers in general, but i have one more thing to show you. this is former attorney general whitaker on fox news. >> do we break something if we let politics interfere with outing a whistle-blower? >> well, a whistle-blower is never guaranteed anonymity and, you know, all they're guaranteed is that they won't be retaliated against from a -- from a workplace in a job standpoint. so, you know, for me i think this w...