FBI email warns whistleblower of retaliation if surveillance program concerns reported

WASHINGTON TIMES

The FBI bluntly told a potential whistleblower that he could face retaliation by coming forward with concerns about political meddling inside a secret terrorism and counterintelligence surveillance program.

The warning came in an email from a bureau attorney that raises questions in Congress about the bureau’s ability to properly handle accusations of wrongdoing and protect those who come forward.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is planning to take testimony Wednesday about the FBI’s whistleblower protections, and an ongoing review of the bureau’s surveillance program has raised concerns for the panel’s chairman, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican.

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