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At first glance, It appeared that cheeto was creating the dept to make sure whistleblowers were heard,
because of the long wait times in the VA hospitals. Looked like he changed his tune later when he,
was the subject to a whisleblower, himself.
www.politico.com
"GOP officials described O'Rourke as Trump’s “hand picked” appointment to the senior staff position in the Florida Republican Party.
He enjoyed the backing of Ike Perlmutter, the Marvel Entertainment chairman who along with two other Mar-a-Lago members has
exercised tremendous influence at Trump’s VA.
The inspector general report said that O’Rourke had directly retaliated against at least two whistleblowers by downgrading their jobs.
It said he had intervened in the investigation of a political ally, producing a favorable outcome for that person.
Trump created the VA whisteblower office early in his term after the department had been rocked by a scandal involving a cover-up of long
appointment waiting times for sick veterans. Recently, as Trump became the subject of an impeachment inquiry that stemmed from a whistleblower’s
report, he has said he would like to see whistleblowers face more scrutiny and fewer protections."
because of the long wait times in the VA hospitals. Looked like he changed his tune later when he,
was the subject to a whisleblower, himself.
Top Trump aide suppressed VA whistleblowers, department investigator finds
An inspector general report says Peter O'Rourke directly retaliated against at least two whistleblowers by downgrading their jobs.
www.politico.com
"GOP officials described O'Rourke as Trump’s “hand picked” appointment to the senior staff position in the Florida Republican Party.
He enjoyed the backing of Ike Perlmutter, the Marvel Entertainment chairman who along with two other Mar-a-Lago members has
exercised tremendous influence at Trump’s VA.
The inspector general report said that O’Rourke had directly retaliated against at least two whistleblowers by downgrading their jobs.
It said he had intervened in the investigation of a political ally, producing a favorable outcome for that person.
Trump created the VA whisteblower office early in his term after the department had been rocked by a scandal involving a cover-up of long
appointment waiting times for sick veterans. Recently, as Trump became the subject of an impeachment inquiry that stemmed from a whistleblower’s
report, he has said he would like to see whistleblowers face more scrutiny and fewer protections."
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