David Kligerman

David Kligerman is senior vice president and special counsel at Whistleblower Aid. He previously served as general counsel of the U.S. Agency for Global Media and chief counsel of Voice of America. He joined Whistleblower Aid in January 2025. He holds degrees from Amherst College, the University of Michigan Law School and Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.

What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by David Kligerman on 2026 Midterm Elections and Voting Rights. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by David Kligerman

David Kligerman

Role at the time: Senior vice president and special counsel, Whistleblower Aid

Condemned

Statement summary

David Kligerman criticized the program's development and warned that implementation flaws could disrupt the election.

“this reckless, slapdash effort”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Blumenthal and Kligerman statements on USPS ballot screeningBlumenthal's attributed quotation; Kligerman's attributed quotation
Why we used this label

David Kligerman argues against USPS ballot screening. Kligerman represented the whistleblower and argued that implementation errors could jeopardize the election.

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