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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Still haven’t heard exactly how he can be a whistleblower when he had no firsthand evidence of anything.[/quote]

The whistleblower reported his concerns to the proper channels.
That act made him a whistleblower.
There's no requirement to have first hand evidence to report your concerns.

Here's the analogy from 2nd grade:

Little Donny is writing vulgar words in the boys bathroom with permanent marker.
6 kids see him do it and the are talking about what little Donny did.

Jimmy, the 6th grade patrol, hears about it from the other kids.  He didn't see Donny do anything but he believes that the 6 kids talking about it are quite credible.    He does what he is supposed to do and tells the PE teacher (patrol supervisor) about his concerns.

PE teacher investigates, finds naughty words written, and interviews the 6 people Jimmy said were talking about it.  Each one of them says the same thing -- that they saw Donny writing the naughty words.

Jimmy, the 6th grader, wasn't a direct observer of misbehavior. But he heard enough to raise his concerns with the authority in charge.  That person carries out the interviews and investigation.

A 'whistleblower" *can* have direct knowledge of misbehavior, but that isn't a requirement.  They aren't filing a criminal complaint.  They are alerting authorities to the possibility of misbehavior or in Trump's case, misuse of office.

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