Sorry if I have missed it...trying to follow as closely as I can what you wright
(even those fine words from vienna)
Some(can't remember if it was the Rep) wanted this whistle blower to take stand and witness in this public hearing and this has, what I understand, been turned down.
It's understandable It could put this person life at stake.
It also made me remember what we have here in Denmark and Sweden
Protected witness hearing(try to remember the exact Danish or Swedish word for it, so I can translate it into English)
Couldn't they not do something similar in your case ?
Having this whistle blower in a separate room where s/he are sitting in front of a microphone and beside him there are some lawyer and some third trusted person.
Thereby this Hearing will have a live witness by this whistle blower and no one will know who it is.
Edit
Have an additional question and it's related to this thread
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...71#post2636171
Which I don't want to destroy by my military question.
When did this respect for your military change ?
reason for my question is simple.
In the 80's and in the 90's I saw documentary on Danish and Swedish TV...about Vietnam war and how your soldiers who came home was spit on or treated like trash.
and now the last 10-20 years I have notice this huge respect for your veterans and other military staff.
Markus