Fox News anchor: Outing the whistleblower would send ‘chilling message’ to future whistleblowers

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Fox News anchor Howard Kurtz defended the media for not publishing the whistleblower’s identity, citing the message it would send to potential future whistleblowers.

The whistleblower filed a complaint about President Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump has been accused of holding up military aid meant for Ukraine until Ukrainian leaders agreed to publicly announce an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, his son Hunter, as well as any Ukrainian involvement in the 2016 presidential election.

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