Top Trump aide suppressed VA whistleblowers, department investigator finds

"The inspector general audit said that under O’Rourke and Nicholas, the whistleblower’s office ended investigations into allies of senior officials, failed to consistently report to Congress and refused to honor whistleblowers’ demands for anonymity. The office used unfair and shoddy investigative procedures, and in some cases didn’t interview the subjects of some complaints, the report said." "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." (ab) http://ow.ly/a2e850wUq13
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