On Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul took the Senate floor, where he read the name of the alleged whistleblower at the center of the House impeachment inquiry.
His comments occurred after Paul was not allowed to read the same statement last week. He submitted the same question last week during President Trump‘s impeachment trial and it included the person’s name.
Paul Silenced No More
“I think they made a big mistake not allowing my question. My question did not accuse anybody of being a whistleblower,” Paul said Tuesday from the Senate floor.
The Chief Justice may have silenced @RandPaul for a short time, but not for long.
Thank you Senator for not backing down and having the courage to fight against the #DeepState.#ericciaramella #whistleblower #CrossfireHurricane #InsurancePolicy
pic.twitter.com/DunjWL9kbP— Amy Kremer (@AmyKremer) February 4, 2020
The question made reference to two alleged Democratic operatives including one who has been reported to be the whistleblower who filed a complaint about Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky.
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‘I think they made a big mistake not allowing my question’
“Now during the proceedings, I asked a question that was disallowed. And I’m going to ask that question again this morning, because the Constitution does protect debate and does protect the asking of questions,” Paul said. “I think they made a big mistake not allowing my question. My question did not talk about anybody who is a whistleblower. My question did not accuse anybody of being a whistleblower.”
Paul noted that he “simply named two people’s names,” then repeated his question, including saying the names.
“And you say, well we should protect the whistleblower, and the whistleblower deserves anonymity. The law does not preserve anonymity,” Paul said. “His boss is not supposed to say anything about him, he’s not supposed to be fired. I’m for that.”
Paul said naming names was necessary to determine if there was a possible plot to take down the president.
“My point is, is by having such protection, such overzealous protection, we don’t get to the root of the matter of how this started,” the senator said. “‘Cause this could happen again.”
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Don Jr. Approves!
The President’s son, Donald Trump Jr. praised Paul for asking these questions.
“Must watch,” Don Jr. tweeted along with a video of Paul’s presentation. “Great job Rand Paul for calling this nonsense out.”
Must watch. Great job @RandPaul for calling this nonsense out. pic.twitter.com/iBl0wMv0iv
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 4, 2020
Sen. Paul’s comments came as both Republican and Democratic senators spent the day making arguments for and against removing Trump from office due to his supposedly questionable dealings with Ukraine.