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Transcripts for CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper 20140623 20:29:00

Dozen of whistleblowers working inside these facilities. our senior investigative correspondent drew griffin has been bringing national attention to the scandal for montz now and joins me from atlanta. this is according to a letter from the office of the special counsel to the white house. some of the allegations here are shocking. what have you learned from this report? this is the group of prosecutors that work for the government protecting whistleblowers and investigating their complaints. what the office of special counsel is saying to the president is look is, the va has been ignoring these complaints for years. and john, the ose is saying to the white house, do something. among the worst documented of the va horror stories comes from brockton, massachusetts, where two veterans languished inside a psychiatric facility for years without treatment. one of them was there for eight years after he was admitted before he got his first psychiatric evaluation. ....

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Transcripts for CNN The Situation Room 20140623 22:16:00

Report is exposing some of the worst horror stories yet about veterans care in america and reveals some very shocking claims by the va that patient neglect did not affect the quality of care. our senior investigative correspondent, drew griffin, has been reporting on this crisis. he s brought so many of these problems to light. he s joining us now. what s the latest with this new report, drew? reporter: wolf, the office of special counsel, which protects government whistleblowers and investigates their claims, sent a pretty damning letter to the white house today claiming that the veterans administration has ignored whistleblower complaints for years, has refused to admit harm was being done when patients were being denied care, and most importantly seems to be telling the white house the va can t be trusted to investigate itself. among the worst documented of the va horror stories comes from brockton, massachusetts, where two veterans languished inside a psychiatric facility for yea ....

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