Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said the name of the alleged Ukraine whistleblower on the Senate floor Tuesday as senators debated whether to remove President Donald Trump from office.
Paul tried to submit a question naming the individual to Supreme Court Justice John Roberts last week, but the Republican appointee refused to read it aloud.
“I think they made a big mistake not allowing my question. My question did not accuse anybody of being a whistleblower,” Paul claimed during his speech Tuesday before reading the name of a CIA analyst alleged to be the whistleblower in conservative media. Paul also displayed the name on a poster board showing the question he submitted to Roberts. Continue reading.
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