A very wrong thing to do.
Why?
Because it was unnecessary, potentially illegal, put's his life and his family in jeopardy. Everything in the report was independently verified. The only reason to do this is to ruin a man's life for doing the right thing and reporting on something even his superiors agreed was credible.
You guys are just nuts.
Think of precedents - if we can't protect whistle blowers reporting on unethical conduct from our government - who will take the risk of reporting?
What is so weird is it's typically the RIGHT that takes the position of checks and balance on the government. Things have certainly changed.