Rand Paul: 'We deserve to know' identity of Trump whistleblower
By Jordain Carney - 10/02/19 12:41 PM EDT
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said this week that the whistleblower at the center of the impeachment inquiry against President Trump should "come forward" given the fallout from the complaint.
"Ultimately, if someone's going to accuse you of something that's going to bring down a presidency, I think we deserve to know who that person is," Paul told reporters in Kentucky on Tuesday.
"I think there are reasons to have whistleblower statutes, and have anonymity. But if you're accusing somebody of something with the ramifications of impeachment, I think really the person ought to come forward," Paul added.
Paul's comments come as President Trump has doubled down publicly on his demand to know the whistleblower's identity. The New York Times reported last week that the individual is a male CIA officer.
Trump, asked on Monday if he knows the person's identity, told reporters that the White House is "trying to find out" about the whistleblower.
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