Article snippet: Democrats say MORE is putting at risk the physical safety and well-being of the government whistleblower at the heart of their impeachment investigation. As they seek to get additional testimony from the anonymous official, they are also warning Republicans and the White House that the federal protections that encourage potential informants within the government to speak up should be respected. Rep. MORE (D-Texas), a member of the House Intelligence Committee that is investigating Trump, said the president’s tweets and statements threaten to make the whistleblower the target of attacks. “The president is … basically on the verge of not only revealing the identity, or getting somebody else to reveal the identity of a whistleblower, but also bringing harm to that person,” Castro told CNN. “It’s getting quite scary.” GOP lawmakers seeking to protect Trump are questioning the whistleblower's credibility and political motivations, all but inviting the source’s identity to be revealed. They see a potential “deep-state” agitator who has it in for the president. “I can't believe we're talking about impeaching the president based on an accusation based on hearsay,” Sen. MORE (R-S.C.), a top Trump ally, said Sunday on CBS's “Face the Nation.” “Who is this whistleblower? What bias do they have?” The escalating partisan standoff is also creating a challenge for Democrats in their inquiry: How to protect the whistleblower’s identity and not make matters worse. House Intellig... Link to the full article to read more