Whether under Omaba or Trump, how many career gov't employees (as opposed to political appointees) led the charge in going after whistle blowers? The careerists have more to lose from whistle blowers, I would think: the elected/political appointees can declare (feign?) righteous indignation and make mouth-noises about cleaning up corruption brought to light -- after all they are gone in 4 to 8 years and on to some other revolving door position. The careerists, on the other hand, could see their life's work go up in smoke if a whistle blower points blame in the direction of their area of government, even if they are innocent in any malfeasance. I'm not saying this is certainly the case, only that the Chief Executive very rarely sets the agenda for prosecution.