Rand Paul decided to out a whistleblower in a fit of pique after John Roberts refused to read his question at the impeachment trial
in what has become the Ukraine scandal, and indeed seems not to support anonymity for whistleblowers in general. For someone like that, knowing the identify of the person is dangerous information, and unfortunately that knowledge is now in Paul’s hands. As such, he tried to get Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over the trial, to read the witnesses name. PerChief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
Thus stymied, he held a press conference where he named the “possible” whistleblower as well as that man’s friend/acquaintance who works with the House Intelligence Committee. Then, in case anyone missed it, he tweeted out the name.
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