Jim Jordan actually said...

Congress needs whistleblowers like you so that we can conduct our oversight and correct course on these abusive Federal agencies.

They want to send such a message that they said: If we can get this guy, we can get this guy to be quiet, we can get everybody to be quiet.

You reported on the first big screw-up they had in this administration.

They don't care. They want to send that message so hard, so strong.