US media's reluctance to discuss an alleged identity for the Ukraine whistleblower is crumbling after a campaign by right-wing sites and Donald Trump Jr.

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• Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of President Donald Trump, tweeted an article naming an official it is claimed is the whistleblower whose complaint against the president sparked an impeachment probe. 
• Right-wing activists and websites have alleged a plot to keep the name of the official, who is afforded anonymity protections under federal law, out of the public eye. 
• The whistleblower's legal team say that the official's life may be in danger if the person is unmasked. 
• The whistleblower's account of the president's alleged wrongdoing has been borne out by a White House memo and the congressional testimony of senior government officials. 
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An alleged identity for the whistleblower whose complaint sparked impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump has been circling on social media and fringe websites for weeks.

However, the identity — which has not been confirmed — had largely been absent from reporting by the mainstream of the US media.

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