Fox’s Melissa Francis Rips Trump’s ‘Outrageous’ Call for the Whistleblower to Be Identified: ‘If You Step Out … Your Life is at Risk’

Fox News host Melissa Francis appeared to offer up a defense of why the whistleblower is remaining anonymous, saying it was “outrageous” President Donald Trump demanded to know their identity.

“On one hand, it’s outrageous to say that you demand to see a whistleblower. That sentence in and of itself doesn’t make any sense,” Francis told he panel on Outnumbered Monday. “They are blowing the whistle on corruption that they see and they’re in that category because they fear they could be punished, they fear reprisal.”

“On the other hand, we’ve seen what happens in this country if you come forward at all,” she continued. “There are so many threats of violence to reporters, to anything related to the Kavanaugh hearing. We have reached this period in time where if you step out on either side, your life is at risk.”

“Part of due process is answering the charges that are brought against you. This is not just a political charge or a cultural charge that has everybody talking. We are on the precipice of launching impeachment proceedings that could potentially remove this person from office,” host Kennedy argued.

However, Harris Faulkner then asked her “are you in favor of the president knowing who his accuser is?”

“I do think there has to be government accountability and people should be able to come forward, especially when there is corruption and illegality. That’s not what I’m saying,” Kennedy said, not answering directly.

Watch above, via Fox News.