CNN reporter Suzanne Malveaux confronted Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Capitol Hill Tuesday about his call for the naming of the anti-Trump ‘whistleblower’ in the Ukraine impeachment inquiry, saying it was illegal to reveal the name and asking if it was dangerous for Paul to demand the name be made public.
Paul brought a President Trump rally in Lexington, Kentucky to its feet Monday night with his impassioned call for the media to ‘do your job and print his name.’
.@RandPaul: "We also now know the name of the whistleblower. The whistleblower needs to come forward as a material witness bc he worked for Joe Biden at the same time Hunter Biden was getting money from corrupt oligarchs. I say tonight to the media, do your job & print his name." pic.twitter.com/GyVIQAez7C
— The Hill (@thehill) November 5, 2019
Malveaux repeatedly questioned Paul as he walked in a Congressional hallway with questions such as, “You don’t think this is dangerous to actually out the whistleblower? I mean the president has said that he’s treasonous and a traitor” and “The whistleblower laws protect the whistleblower. You know it’s illegal to out a whistleblower?”
Paul made his case on the 6th Amendment right to confront your accuser and that the ‘whistleblower’ is also a material witness in alleged corruption by the Bidens with regard to Ukraine. Paul noted that the law does not protect the ‘whistleblower’ from anonymity.
@RandPaul (R-KY) tells CNN's @SuzanneMalveaux, "The whistleblower statute protects the whistleblower from having his named revealed by the Inspector General. Even the New York Times admits that no one else is under any legal obligation," following his comments yesterday.
— Shawna Mizelle (@shawnamizelle) November 5, 2019
Q: "You don't think this is dangerous to actually out the whistleblower? I mean the president has said that he's treasonous and a traitor."
Sen. Rand Paul: "I think that the 6th Amendment of the Constitution is very clear &… you should have the right to confront your accuser." pic.twitter.com/2fC0lcdaAF
— The Hill (@thehill) November 5, 2019
Question: "Your colleagues, Republicans, say that it's irresponsible and dangerous for your call to out the whistleblower."
Sen. @RandPaul: "You've heard of the Constitution, right? The Constitution has the Sixth Amendment." pic.twitter.com/485IEPCOs4
— The Hill (@thehill) November 5, 2019
Question: "The whistleblower laws protect the whistleblower. You know it's illegal to out a whistleblower?"
Sen. @RandPaul: "Actually, you see you've got that wrong." pic.twitter.com/60oFmtkF7G
— The Hill (@thehill) November 5, 2019
