Should publicly exposing illegal activity be a criminal offence?

Without whistle-blowers (I refuse to use the term 'leaker') there would be a lot more corruption. Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning have paid a tremendous price for doing the right thing. What Michael Flynn did was illegal as well as being a major conflict of interests. It deserved to be exposed.

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lilteacup

What people do not understand is when you go on duty at CIA headquarters, you raise your hand and swear an oath — not to government, not to the agency, not to secrecy. [b]You swear an oath to the Constitution.[/b]

So there’s this friction, this contest between the obligations and values that the government asks you to uphold and the actual activities that you’re asked to participate in.

Whistleblower protection is integral to fostering transparency, promoting integrity and detecting misconduct.