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    The Whistleblower who came out into the cold...

    The White House insider who blew the whistle on President Trump remains under federal protection.  But whistle-blowing is a dangerous game. Warren talks with a whistle-blower who did prison time after his identity was revealed.

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 27, 2019 • 51m Listen

    The White House insider who blew the whistle on President Trump remains under federal protection. But whistle-blowing is a dangerous game. Warren talks with a whistle-blower who did prison time after his identity was revealed. Jeffrey Sterling was a black CIA agent convicted of espionage--after exonerating evidence was prohibited on national security grounds. He blames racism--pervasive, he claims, in the CIA--even during the Obama Administration.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Jeffrey Sterling

      Author of the just released book “Unwanted Spy: The persecution of an American whistleblower”

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