The fiend claimed that the whistleblower about his Ukraine investigation-bullying was "close to a spy".

Perhaps person really is a US spy. The New York Times reported that the whistleblower is a CIA agent whose work focuses on Ukraine.

US laws are very harsh to whistleblowers. This shows that Congress should change these laws.

Was it right or wrong for the New York Times to publish this information about per? That kind of question is, in general, a difficult judgment call. In this situation, I don't think anyone is likely to want to murder per over this except the fiend himself, but I think he would just fire per.