US government employees encouraged to report Trump admin's "abuse of power"

Government employees and civil servants have been encouraged by Democratic senators to act as whistleblowers against the Trump administration.

A Democratic Caucus letter sent by Senators Chuck Schumer and Gary Peters asks public servants to report "wrongdoing, abuse of power, and threats to public safety," according to The Washington Post, which obtained a copy of the letter.

The Democratic Caucus has also created an online whistleblowing form for employees to report government "Retaliation, Wasteful Spending, Fraud, Criminal Activity, and/or Other."