The attorneys representing the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower are navigating a terrain fraught with serious risks to their client, which could bring career risks and criminal liability if they do not strictly adhere to whistleblower guidelines.

This is why keeping the whistleblower’s name a secret is paramount as counsel continue negotiations for Congress to secure the person’s testimony in potential impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. The whistleblower alleged that Trump suggested he would withhold government aid to Ukraine unless the country’s president did Trump a “favor” of investigating Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.

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