Whistleblowing

Mollie Hemingway names alleged whistleblower Eric Ciaramella on-air despite Fox News ban

Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway named alleged whistleblower Eric Ciaramella on-air following a network ban on hosts and personalities doing so.

Appearing on Sunday's Media Buzz, Hemingway, who is also a senior editor for the Federalist, discussed whether or not the press should identify the whistleblower at the center of impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Despite Fox News banning employees from doing so, she said his name.

...Ciaramella, 33, a career CIA analyst, was named as the potential whistleblower by RealClearInvestigations. He was the Ukraine director on the National Security Council during the end of the Obama administration and remained there during the early months of the Trump administration while briefly acting senior director for European and Russian affairs.

On Oct. 7, the Washington Examiner reported that Ciaramella is now a deputy national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia on the National Intelligence Council under the director of national intelligence.

Earlier this week, Fox News barred hosts from naming the alleged whistleblower on the network. Likewise, production staffers were told to "not fulfill any video or graphic requests" in connection to the whistleblower's identity. However, a guest on the network mentioned Ciaramella just days later.