Posted on 11/05/2019 9:20:05 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that he might disclose the name of a whistleblower whose complaint about President Trump's actions toward Ukraine spurred the House impeachment inquiry.
Asked why he hasn't disclosed the name of the unknown individual, Paul told reporters that he "probably will."
"I'm more than willing to, and I probably will at some point. ... There is no law preventing anybody from saying the name," Paul told reporters.
Paul doubled down on potentially publicly releasing the whistleblower's name during an interview with Fox News's Bret Baier on Tuesday night, saying that he "may" disclose the name.
"There’s nothing that prevents me from saying it now," Paul said.
Questioned on why he didn't go to the Senate floor and disclose the name as part of a speech, he added, "I can, and I may, but I can do it right now if I want. Nothing stops me."
Paul stressed during the Fox News interview that he was convinced he knew the individual's identity but that he had so far refrained from saying the name because he wanted to keep the focus on the process.
"I want it to be more about the process and less about the person," Paul argued. "Nothing stops me. There's no law that stops me from doing it other than that I don't want to make it about the one individual."
Paul's comments came after he said during a rally in Kentucky on Monday night that the media should disclose the name of the whistleblower.
SNIP
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
blow the whistle on the partisan agent
Gee, that’s might big of you, mini-Gowdy
It has already been “blown.” Every talk show host named him today. Are you serious?
Eric Ciaramella.
There. I said it.
Shiffty gotta impeach him too then!
Hah! Paul is taunting the news media. This is not going at all well for Nervous Nancy and Shifty Schiff.
Rand Paul 2024
LOL. Gowdy is such a silver-tongued jackass.
Lookit, C*ck Top, you’ve always been big on huffery and puffery. Now try stepping up to the plate and swinging the bat for a change.
Has anyone on Fox named him? Rush did it last week. The name has been out there since at least October 9th.
Have you heard it spoken on any major TV “news” outlet? Maybe FOX, I don’t watch anymore.
sorry I’m a bit deef.. did you say ERIC CIARMELLA?
Not a whistleblower; a leaker.
We need to have a whistlectomy here. There’s too much high-pitched noise deafening one’s mental response to calm, deliberative, truly informative proceedings.
I can just make out ERIC CHARLIE.......
Wait.....what?....
ERIC CIARMELLA
Ugh. It is not a whittle blower , it is an accuser, and one before the American people represented in Congress. Holy sht! Stop calling him that.
I hope Rand Paul heard it. He can say it on the Senate floor and not be cited for breaking the whistleblower rules.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.