Why would he have any faith that internal "whistleblowing" would do anything but paint a target on himself? I certainly wouldn't. As for "he didn't whistleblow

Why would he have any faith that internal "whistleblowing" would do anything but paint a target on himself? I certainly wouldn't. As for "he didn't whistleblow properly!" I don't really give a damn how the government says we're "supposed" to inform the public of their misdeeds If a police officer leaked evidence of widespread misconduct to the press (as has happened several times), would he also be implied to be an enemy agent for not going through the totally trustworthy and effective internal complaints process instead?