a constitutional claim made for a writ of van damus. it s really not where the protection should be coming from. the cease and desist letter should have come from chairman burn and chef up on the hill because the whistle-blower is a source in their program, their oversight program. has a cease and desist letter ever been necessary? i don t think there was a cease and desist letter with regards to ernie fitzgerald in the 1970s when richard nixon uttered the famous words on the tape to fire that bastard what they targeted ernie for, and i don t think there were cease and desist matters in the 1990s with monica lewinsky. i think it s a personalization of a war on whistle-blowers the nonprofits referred to actually in the last administration when the espionage act was released against the whistle-blower s in the previous administration. great information. love to have a longer