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Claire Sylvia

Claire Sylvia is an attorney in San Francisco who represents whistleblowers and the author of "The False Claims Act: Fraud Against the Government."

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testifies during the sixth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Democracy depends on whistleblowers like Cassidy Hutchinson — flaws and all

Claire Sylvia, Dennis Aftergut