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Stephen M. Kohn breaks down S. 372 on Boiling Frogs Post

Stephen M. Kohn argues that S. 372’s provisions weakening FBI whistleblower protections will discourage national security employees from reporting concerns and create nearly insurmountable legal obstacles for those who do come forward.

by Joseph Orr
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Last week, Stephen M. Kohn was invited by Sibel Edmonds’ Boiling Frogs Post to debate Norman L. Eisen, Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform on the controversial “Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act” (S. 372). In Mr. Eisen’s absence (he declined the invitation to participate), Stephen M. Kohn appeared on Boiling Frogs with Sibel Edmonds and independent moderator Peter B. Collins to discuss his opposition to provisions in the bill that roll back existing whistleblower protections for FBI agents.

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Mr. Kohn discusses in detail the “poison pills” that exist in the current version of S. 372, and how these provisions will discourage national security employees from coming forward and how hurdles included in the bill make it virtually impossible to obtain a finding in their favor. He also pointed out that individual Americans, who contacted their Senators individually out of concern for our nations security, have created much of the public focus on this bill.

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