Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) continued his ongoing spar with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, in a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/05/21/rand-paul-andy-biggs-anthony-fauci-reopening-coronavirus-column/5225769002/">USA Today op-ed</a> he co-wrote with Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), blasting Fauci’s alleged doom and gloom policies for destroying the American economy and countless lives.
Though Paul and Biggs respect Dr. Fauci&#8217;s expertise on infectious diseases and his medial opinions, the pair were severely critical of Fauci for crafting his entire COVID-19 strategy off of flimsy models that turned out to be false, such as the U.K. Imperial College <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/married-woman-not-sorry-for-love-affair-with-professor-lockdown">model from disgraced professor Neil Ferguson</a> that warned of 2.2 million deaths in the United States with no mitigation.
&#8220;Fauci and company have relied on models that were <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/5/2/21241261/coronavirus-modeling-us-deaths-ihme-pandemic" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">later found to be deficient,</a>&#8221; the op-ed states. &#8220;He even has suggested that he <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/03/29/fauci_dont_worry_about_best-case_worst-case_predictions_about_coronavirus.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">can’t rely</a> on any of the models, especially if the underlying assumptions are wrong. Yet, Fauci persists in advocating policies that have emasculated the medical care system and ruined the economy.&#8221;
Despite these glaring errors, Fauci has not changed his tune and instead has gone full pedal-to-the-metal in his dire predictions. Just last week, when testifying before the senate, Fauci warned of &#8220;<a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/us/politics/coronavirus-fauci-senate-testimony.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">needless suffering and death&#8221;</a> if the United States reopened too quickly, and even suggested schools remain closed through the fall, which prompted Paul to call him out at the time.
“I think that … we’re going to have a national one-size-fits-all approach — nobody’s going to go to school, is kind of ridiculous,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-rand-paul-spars-with-fauci-ridiculous-to-cancel-school-in-the-fall-i-dont-think-youre-the-end-all">Paul told Fauci</a>. “We really ought to be doing it school district by school district, and the power needs to be dispersed because people make wrong predictions.”
“We ought to have a little bit of humility in our belief that we know what’s best for the economy,” Paul continued. “And, as much as I respect you, Dr. Fauci, I don’t think you’re the end-all. I don’t think you’re the one person that gets to make the decision. We can listen to your advice, but there are people on the other sides saying that there’s not going to be a surge, and we can safely open the economy and the facts will bear this out.”
In the op-ed for USA Today, Paul and Biggs take particular issue with Fauci&#8217;s almost callous coldness in the face of the economic and social destruction caused by the lockdown, something they say he merely <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/490490-white-house-models-show-100000-240000-deaths-due-to-coronavirus-even" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">dismissed</a> as &#8220;inconvenient&#8221; with no regard for the pain that people were experiencing.
&#8220;How come he is so understated when it comes to compassion for the people whose lives have been wrecked by his policies but so demonstrative when trying to scare the American people?&#8221; the op-ed wonders aloud. &#8220;Unbelievably, Fauci has suggested that the <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/dr-anthony-fauci-cdc-director-senate-testimony-transcript-may-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">economic</a> and <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-limits-of-anthony-faucis-expertise-11589392347" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">societal impacts</a> of policies for which he has advocated were not considered when he offered his advice.&#8221;
Aside from the economic destruction (which is bad enough), Paul and Biggs cite the many public health issues that have arisen from the lockdowns, which goes beyond just suicides and alcoholism and into &#8220;<a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/15-hospitals-have-closed-this-year-here-s-why-51521.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">hospitals</a> and <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/20-of-primary-care-practices-anticipate-closing-in-a-month" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">medical groups</a> having to close because they couldn’t treat patients.&#8221;
&#8220;As a medical bureaucrat in far-away Washington, perhaps he cannot empathize with the millions of Americans who have already <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/12/small-business-used-define-americas-economy-pandemic-could-end-that-forever/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">closed down</a> their businesses or are <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://smallbiztrends.com/2020/04/impact-of-covid-19-on-small-businesses.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">poised </a>to lose them and their life savings, and who have seen their <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-26/coronavirus-shock-is-destroying-americans-retirement-dreams" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">retirement funds</a> depleted as the economy soured,&#8221; the op-ed asserts. &#8220;Maybe he is simply oblivious to the <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1646287/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">health problems</a> that inure when a person is one of <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/05/07/business/bc-us-virus-outbreak-unemployment-benefits.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a">more than 33 million Americans </a>who have lost their job.&#8221;
The op-ed concludes with a call for Fauci and Dr. Birx to stop pressuring states into remaining closed while trusting Americans to make prudent decisions with their freedom.
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Rand Paul: Fauci’s Policies ‘Emasculated The Medical Care System And Ruined The Economy’

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Coronavirus

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday after it was revealed that then-Vice President Biden had requested the unmasking of then-incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn.
&#8220;Today, I received the shocking answer that Vice President Biden and more than a dozen Obama administration officials requested and received the power to unmask General Flynn during his phone call with the Russian ambassador,&#8221; Paul said. &#8220;The fact that Vice President Biden and all of the president&#8217;s inner circle individually requested to unmask General Flynn is very troubling.&#8221;
&#8220;Unmasking involves revealing the identity of an American&#8217;s private phone conversation without a constitutional warrant, to eavesdrop on that conversation,&#8221; Paul continued. &#8220;What makes this even more troubling is that this American was a high-ranking adviser to an incoming president of the opposite party. This is incredibly troubling and shocking that the previous administration, under President Obama, under Vice President Biden&#8217;s specific instruction, was eavesdropping on an American, an American adviser to the next president.&#8221;
&#8220;There&#8217;s been much conjecture in recent days that President Obama was specifically directing this, we now know at the very least, Vice President Biden was in this up to his eyeballs,&#8221; Rand later added.
A reporter later brought up the notion that if a current U.S. president did this, it could be an impeachable offense and possibly a criminal offense, with which Paul agreed.
&#8220;This is about eavesdropping on your opponent and eavesdropping on the new president&#8217;s top advisers,&#8221; Paul continued. &#8220;The fact that Vice President Biden is directly involved with unmasking of a political opponent – think about it. You remember we went through this thing called impeachment? They said the president was using the government to go after a political opponent? This is Vice President Biden using the spying powers of the United States to go after a political opponent; he&#8217;s caught red-handed here. Vice President Biden is caught red-handed eavesdropping on a political opponent&#8217;s phone calls.&#8221;
&#8220;This is exactly what they were accusing President Trump of – he was acquitted on those charges,&#8221; Paul added. &#8220;They have now found that Vice President Biden is guilty of using government to go after a political opponent.&#8221;
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It’s important to remember that the Department of Justice concluded that Flynn was the subject of an illegitimate investigation that was being carried out by the Obama administration.
Attorney General William Barr touched on this issue during an interview last week, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/attorney-general-william-barr-on-michael-flynn-obamacare-and-coronavirus-restrictions-transcript/">saying</a>:
<blockquote>I think a very important evidence here was that this was not a bona fide counterintelligence investigation – was that they were closing the investigation in December. They started that process. And on January 4th, they were closing it.
And that when they heard about the phone call, which is – the FBI had the transcripts too – there&#8217;s no question as to what was discussed. The FBI knew exactly what was discussed. And General Flynn, being the former director of the DIA, said to them, you know, &#8220;You listen,  you listen to everything. You know, you know what was said.&#8221;
So there was no mystery about the call. But they initially tried some theories of how they could open another investigation, which didn&#8217;t fly. And then they found out that they had not technically closed the earlier investigation. And they kept it open for the express purpose of trying to catch, lay a perjury trap for General Flynn.
They didn&#8217;t warn him, the way we usually would be required by the Department. They bypassed the Justice Department. They bypassed the protocols at the White House and so forth. These were things that persuaded me that there was not a legitimate counterintelligence investigation going on.</blockquote>
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Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing On Coronavirus Update

Paul Unloads On Biden: ‘Biden Is Guilty Of Using Government To Go After A Political Opponent’

2020 Election

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CNN host Chris Cuomo launched a dishonest attack on Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Tuesday night by selectively editing comments that Paul made during a Senate hearing earlier in the day.
Cuomo highlighted the following remarks from Paul:
<blockquote>We never really reached any pandemic levels in Kentucky and other states. We have less deaths in Kentucky than we have in an average flu season. It’s not to say this isn’t deadly, but really outside of New England, we’ve had a relatively benign course for this virus, nationwide.</blockquote>
Cuomo then attacked Paul, who is a medical doctor, as having a &#8220;type of sickness&#8221; of &#8220;the soul&#8221; for indicating that he was looking out for the best interests of his state.
Cuomo conveniently did not mention the context of Paul&#8217;s remarks where Paul was calling out problems with the modeling that has led to shutdowns that have devastated the economy and said that the U.S. should not have a &#8220;one size fits all&#8221; solution to the problem. Paul specifically referenced the need to reopen schools because by not doing so it was putting &#8220;poor and underprivileged kids&#8221; at a disadvantage.
Here is the full context of Paul&#8217;s remarks:
<blockquote>I don’t think any of us are certain when we do all these modelings, there’ve been more people wrong with modeling than right. We’re opening up a lot of economies around the U.S. and I hope that people who are predicting doom and gloom and saying, “Oh, we can’t do this. There’s going to be the surge,&#8221; will admit that they were wrong if there isn’t a surge, because I think that’s what’s going to happen.
In rural States. We never really reached any pandemic levels in Kentucky and other states. We have less deaths in Kentucky than we have in an average flu season. It’s not to say this isn’t deadly, but really outside of New England, we’ve had a relatively benign course for this virus, nationwide. And I think the one size fits all, that we’re going to have a national strategy and nobody’s going to go to school, is kind of ridiculous. We really ought to be doing it school district by school district and the power needs to be dispersed, because people make wrong predictions.
And really the history of this, when we look back, will be of wrong prediction, after wrong prediction, after wrong prediction, starting with Ferguson in England. &#8230;
But if we keep kids out of school for another year, what’s going to happen is the poor and underprivileged kids who don’t have a parent that’s able to teach them at home, are not going to learn for a full year. And I think we’ve ought to look at the Swedish model and we got to ought to look at letting our kids get back to school. I think it’s a huge mistake if we don’t open the schools in the fall.</blockquote>
It&#8217;s worth noting that Cuomo&#8217;s brother, Andrew Cuomo, is the Democrat governor of New York and has had a disastrous response to the pandemic as his state has had by far the most cases and deaths of any state in the country. Cuomo&#8217;s disastrous handling of the pandemic includes a scandal where he directed nursing homes, which are filled with the people who are most at risk for death from the coroanvirus, to take patients who tested positive for the coronavirus. A <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/with-lockdown-order-set-to-expire-within-days-cuomo-touts-new-yorks-dramatic-decline-in-deaths-hospitalizations">staggering</a> 5,300 people have now died in New York&#8217;s nursing homes.
Cuomo&#8217;s attack on Paul also comes as new <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/us/new-york-city-coronavirus-outbreak.html">reports</a> show that the majority of the coronavirus cases in the U.S. came from New York where his brother is governor.
Cuomo has had his brother on his show numerous times during the pandemic where they have talked about <a href="https://twitter.com/riegerreport/status/1244987208131588103?lang=en">pasta sauce</a> and <a href="https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/andrew_chris_cuomo_coronavirus.php">calling</a> their mother.
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Fredo continued to rail against <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FoxNews</a> during his &quot;closing argument.&quot; &quot;I guess the anti-elitists over there are okay with 10,000 more dead,&quot; he sneered. He also smeared Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RandPaul</a>, saying the Senator was over his COVID but still had a &quot;sickness of the soul.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/GlaCJhFO2g">pic.twitter.com/GlaCJhFO2g</a>
&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1260395895998341122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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All of this comes after Cuomo allegedly broke quarantine after being infected with the coronavirus and then engaged in a series of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/cuomo-coronavirus-timeline-scrutinized">highly scrutinized claims</a>.
NewsBusters reporter Nicholas Fondacaro noted on Twitter that &#8220;while Fredo here (@ChrisCuomo) was talking about others having a &#8220;sickness of the soul,&#8221; he had praised Antifa, a radical left-wing terrorist group. And his brother, @NYGovCuomo, had forced elderly COVID-positive patients into nursing homes, killing an untold number of people&#8221;
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And while Fredo here (<a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisCuomo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChrisCuomo</a>) was talking about others having a &quot;sickness of the soul,&quot; he had praised Antifa, a radical left-wing terrorist group. And his brother, <a href="https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYGovCuomo</a>, had forced elderly COVID-positive patients into nursing homes, killing an untold number of people <a href="https://t.co/OXNJwXc1J4">https://t.co/OXNJwXc1J4</a>
&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1260400827828711424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Late Night with Seth Meyers &#8211; Season 6

CNN’s Chris Cuomo: Senator Rand Paul Has A ‘Sickness’ Of ‘The Soul’ For Wanting To Help His State

Chris Cuomo

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) responded to the latest developments into the FBI&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ag-barr-fbi-tried-to-trap-flynn-i-believe-comey-was-driving-it-was-part-of-pattern-against-trump">illegitimate investigation</a> into former national security adviser Michael Flynn by saying that he &#8220;strongly believes&#8221; that former President Barack Obama was behind the whole operation.
&#8220;Do you think that it is right to let the American people know who decided to unmask General Flynn from those phone call transcripts?&#8221; Fox News host Martha MacCallum asked Paul.
&#8220;Absolutely and I don&#8217;t believe any of this could have happened without President Obama,&#8221; Paul responded. &#8220;I completely believe that not only did he know &#8212; and others have already said that he knew about the conversation, he knew about trying to go after General Flynn and that it was being directed from the White House. So I have every expectation that President Obama is in the middle of this.&#8221;
Paul continued, &#8220;But I think it&#8217;s worse. I think you go back to Operation Crossfire Hurricane, the whole fake dossier and all the stuff, all of the FISA warrants that were I think improperly and illegally gotten started on the Trump campaign, I really strongly believe that President Obama gave specific and direct oversight and direct permission for this.&#8221;
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<blockquote>MARTHA MACCALLUM, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: But, first, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul.
Senator Paul, thank you very much. Good to have you with us tonight.
SEN. RAND PAUL (R-KY): Thanks for having me.
MACCALLUM: First of all, a bit of breaking news as we came to air this evening, that Judge Emmet Sullivan says that he&#8217;s going to open up the decision whether or not to drop charges against General Flynn to others who might want to comment on it.
So, this process drags on it appears.
PAUL: You know, I’ve never heard of someone outside the government bringing charges against someone. I think that the government made a big mistake bringing these charges against General Flynn.
We never should have been listening to his phone call, and we shouldn&#8217;t have been trying to entrap him into or create a crime.
They never thought he committed any crime. They brought him in to try to create a crime. What a terrible travesty of justice.
This needs to be done with. I thought we were already done with it, and I surely hope that we are going to finally be done with it.
But the ultimate thing for us and the legislature is, we should not let these abuses of power happen again, and I’m pushing hard to make sure that we take this power away from government.
MACCALLUM: So, what the &#8212; what about the unmasking? Do you think that it is right to let the American people know who decided to unmask General Flynn from those phone call transcripts?
PAUL: Absolutely. And I don&#8217;t believe any of this could have happened without President Obama. I completely believe that not only did he know &#8212; and others have already said that he knew about the conversation, he knew about trying to go after General Flynn and that it was being directed from the White House. So I have every expectation that President Obama is in the middle of this.
But I think it&#8217;s worse. I think you go back to Operation Crossfire Hurricane, the whole fake dossier and all the stuff, all of the FISA warrants that were I think improperly and illegally gotten started on the Trump campaign, I really strongly believe that President Obama gave specific and direct oversight and direct permission for this.
Think about it. We have never allowed a secret court to be used against a presidential campaign. Don&#8217;t you think that was sensitive enough that it went all the way to the very top?
So, yes, the media have treated President Obama with kid gloves. Someone needs to ask him directly, did you approve of Operation Crossfire Hurricane? I think the answer is yes.
MACCALLUM: So, you know, I mean, to put the shoe on the other foot, a lot &#8212; do you have evidence of that? You say you’re sure that the president &#8212; the former president was involved in this, why are you so sure?
PAUL: Well, we’ll find out. I’m hoping that a lot of this will be declassified, but I have such a strong feeling that this was such a sensitive subject &#8212; he’s already admitted or admitted through people that worked for him, that the Flynn investigation he knew a lot about and they were asking him his permission.
On the way out, Obama officials were all bragging, oh, we’re going to save the republic from this guy Donald Trump by, you know, sending out information to all the intelligence communities about him and his involvement with Russia.
They either truly believed it &#8212;
MACCALLUM: Yes.
PAUL: &#8212; maybe, but I think it was directed by President Obama. And I think that’s what we’re going to discover.
MACCALLUM: That&#8217;s one of the questions, of course, the motivation of all of these individuals. They seem in many ways to have, you know, 100 percent believed that what they were pursuing was actually happening.
And one thing that we don&#8217;t know yet is whether it was sort of groupthink that reinforced all those notions or whether or not, you know, they were &#8212; they were basing it on something else. There’s no evidence that we’ve seen in these transcripts so far.
Just one other thought on this &#8212; two senators, Senator Graham and Senator Cornyn, came out today and said that they don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s Congress’s role to pursue what President Obama knew about this. They’re going to &#8212; they’re happy to leave that in the hands of the Durham investigation.
Do you agree with your colleagues on that?
PAUL: Well, I’m one of those who doubt centralization of power in the Intelligence Community. So, there’s two ways you can go after this. You could investigate whether President &#8212; what President Obama knew and when did he know it, but you could also say we need to take this power away.
So, we’re having this big debate over the FISA court, which is supposed to be a Foreign Intelligence Court but was used against the Trump campaign. I have an amendment that would take Americans out of it. I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s constitutional to invest (ph) Americans, particularly American campaigns with the secret court. I think it uses a less than constitutional standard.
So, one way I will go about trying to get the truth and to get justice and to try to make this right is to try to prevent it from ever happening again. And I think if my amendment passes, no president will ever be investigated by FISA again.
But I fear that some of the people who don&#8217;t want to investigate President Obama are also the same people, Lindsey Graham, who don&#8217;t want to have real FISA reform because they love the power of the Intelligence Community to snoop on anyone, including Americans.
MACCALLUM: Well, that&#8217;s interesting. We’ll get his response to that at some point and let him answer to that. It’s an interesting point.
So, with regard to what happened today and the hearings with the top officials on the Coronavirus Task Force, here’s the exchange between you and Dr. Fauci that got a lot of attention today.
Watch this.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
PAUL: I think the one-size-fits-all that we’re going to have a national strategy and nobody is going to go to school is kind of ridiculous. We really ought to be doing it school district by school district.
And as much as I respect you, Dr. Fauci, I don&#8217;t think you’re the end all. I don’t think you’re the one person that gets to make a decision.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES: I’ve never made myself out to be the end all and only voice of this. I’m a scientist, a physician and a public health official. I give advice according to the best scientific evidence.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MACCALLUM: Yes, I want to ask you about the school thing. But, you know, you said that &#8212; it was, you know, pointed, to say to him, you know, I don’t think you’re the end-all.
Do you think he’s gotten puffed up or has too much attention or we’re leaning on him too much?
PAUL: You know, I don&#8217;t question Dr. Fauci’s motives. I think he&#8217;s a good person. I think he wants what&#8217;s best for the country, but he&#8217;s an extremely cautious person.
And I don&#8217;t think any of these experts are omniscient. I think they have a basis of knowledge, but when you prognosticate about the future and when you advocate for things dramatic and drastic like closing all the schools, you should look at all the information.
So, the real question I asked him was, are you aware of the mortality among children? And he is. But the mortality is exceedingly low, close to zero in the age group zero to 18. Very, very low.
So, should we say all of these kids zero to 18 don&#8217;t go to school even though their mortality is so low? No. I think we ought to make that part of our decision-making process.
MACCALLUM: Yes.
PAUL: But we really need to have competition among the experts, because we had experts, particularly that guy Ferguson over in England, say it’s going to be 2 million. Best case, a million.
MACCALLUM: Yes.
PAUL: Well, this guy’s gotten everything wrong for the last couple of decades. He predicted mad cow disease would kill 136,000, and 177 people died.
So, we have to take with a grain of salt these experts and their prognostications. The future is very uncertain, but turning down and closing the entire economy has been devastating. That’s a fact.
MACCALLUM: Yes. That is the debate of our moment.
Senator Rand Paul, thank you. Good to see you tonight.
PAUL: Thank you.</blockquote>

Senate Committee Hears Testimony In Virtual Hearing From Nation&#8217;s Leading Disease Experts On Covid-19

Rand Paul On Flynn Case, Russia Probe: I ‘Strongly Believe’ Obama Gave ‘Direct Oversight And Direct Permission For This’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), an ophthalmologist who recently recovered from COVID-19, sparred with Dr. Anthony Fauci,  the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, over his suggestion that the lockdowns should continue and that schools should be closed through the fall semester.
During his testimony before a U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday, Fauci covered a range of topics, stressing that COVID-19 could see a resurgence as states and cities reopen their economies, which have been crippled as a result of the shutdowns he advocated for.
“I think that … we’re going to have a national one-size-fits-all approach — nobody’s going to go to school, is kind of ridiculous,&#8221; Paul told Fauci. &#8220;We really ought to be doing it school district by school district, and the power needs to be dispersed because people make wrong predictions.&#8221;
Senator Paul noted that the mortality rates have varied by region and criticized the experts for crafting policies based on faulty scientific models that have been largely disproven, some as recently as this week.
&#8220;We ought to have a little bit of humility in our belief that we know what’s best for the economy,&#8221; said Paul. &#8220;And, as much as I respect you, Dr. Fauci, I don’t think you’re the end-all. I don’t think you’re the one person that gets to make the decision. We can listen to your advice, but there are people on the other sides saying that there’s not going to be a surge, and we can safely open the economy and the facts will bear this out.&#8221;
Fauci pushed back on Paul&#8217;s comments by clarifying that he is just a public health official and a scientist who simply gives his opinion based on the available evidence.
&#8220;Sen. Paul, thank you for your comments, I have never made myself out to be the end-all and only voice of this,&#8221; Fauci said. &#8220;I&#8217;m a scientist, a physician, and a public health official. I give advice according to the best scientific evidence.&#8221;
Fauci then pointed out that some <a href="https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-children-inflammatory-shock-37a6ce9c-8645-4945-955d-42cf0afc08ac.html" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="80">cases with children</a> show that COVID-19 could be associated with an inflammatory syndrome similar to Kawasaki disease, stressing that people should be &#8220;careful&#8221; regarding the virus.
&#8220;We don&#8217;t know everything about this virus and we really better be very careful, particularly when it comes from children,&#8221; Fauci said. &#8220;For example, right now children presenting with COVID-19 who actually have a very strange inflammatory syndrome.&#8221;
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Sen. Rand Paul: &quot;I don&#39;t think you&#39;re the end all. I don&#39;t think you&#39;re the one person that gets to make a decision.&quot;
Dr. Anthony Fauci: &quot;I have never made myself out to be the end all and only voice in this. I&#39;m a scientist, a physician and a public health official.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Nqlg3zOqn3">pic.twitter.com/Nqlg3zOqn3</a>
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Prior to his testimony on Tuesday, Fauci warned that there will be &#8220;needless suffering and death&#8221; if we open the country too quickly.
“If we skip over the checkpoints in the guidelines to: ‘Open America Again,’ then we risk the danger of multiple outbreaks throughout the country,” Fauci said in an email to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/us/coronavirus-updates.html?action=click&amp;module=Spotlight&amp;pgtype=Homepage">The New York Times</a>. “This will not only result in needless suffering and death, but would actually set us back on our quest to return to normal.”
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is one of the only lawmakers on Capitol Hill not wearing a face mask because, he says, he has already beaten the coronavirus.
Paul, a licensed doctor, told reporters on Tuesday that he is not wearing a mask because he cannot be infected by the virus twice. The Kentucky Republican was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-rand-paul-tests-positive-for-coronavirus">diagnosed</a> with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, on March 22 and announced his recovery more than two weeks later on April 7.
&#8220;I’ve already had the virus. So I can’t get it again, and I can’t give it to anybody,&#8221; Paul said, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rand-paul-says-hes-not-wearing-a-mask-in-senate-because-he-already-got-coronavirus">Fox News</a>.
&#8220;I can’t get it again nor can I transmit it,&#8221; Paul said. &#8220;So of all the people you&#8217;ll meet here, I&#8217;m about the only safe person in Washington you&#8217;ll meet.&#8221;
While people infected with a virus tend to build immunity toward it that wards off future infections, Paul’s claim about the coronavirus is still being debated among immunologists and researchers.
&#8220;There is always some immunity when you get a virus — but the question is, how long does it last? Right now, we are learning the answers to that question,&#8221; Dr. Robert Amler, former chief medical officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told Fox News.
Senators returned to Capitol Hill on Monday to hash out possibly another round of coronavirus emergency relief for small businesses and employees who are unable to work because of government imposed shutdowns. The Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), is also approving Trump-appointed judges to the federal court.
&#8220;The time has come for us to continue conducting our nation’s business in ways that are only possible with senators here, in the Capitol,&#8221; McConnell said, announcing the Senate’s latest session, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lawmaking-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-the-senate-returns-to-work-warily/2020/05/04/6632fd22-8e18-11ea-a9c0-73b93422d691_story.html">The Washington Post</a>.
&#8220;The Senate is going to be as smart and safe as we possibly can, and we are going to show up for work like the essential workers that we are,&#8221; McConnell continued. &#8220;Our bosses are the American people, and they’re counting on us to keep on serving.&#8221;
The senators’ colleagues in the House had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dan-crenshaw-rips-democrats-cowardice-says-congress-must-come-out-of-hiding">planned</a> to arrive back in Washington, D.C., at the same time on May 4, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scrapped those plans after members of her caucus complained about the danger of the coronavirus. House Democratic leadership cited advice from the House doctor in announcing the decision.
&#8220;The House doctor, when I talked to him yesterday, was concerned because the numbers in the District of Columbia are going up,&#8221; House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said at the time. &#8220;They’re not flat, and they’re not going down.&#8221;
&#8220;We will not come back next week, but we hope to come back very soon to consider the CARES 2 legislation,&#8221; Hoyer said, referring to another potential relief package.
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has had a tough couple of years.
In 2018, Paul was badly injured when a crazed neighbor tackled him on his own lawn. Paul suffered five rib fractures, including three displaced fractures, and later required medical attention for pneumonia. He also had part of a lung removed last year in a procedure he says was necessary because of his injuries.
And then last month, Paul got the coronavirus. There were concerns that with the injuries to his lungs and having suffered pneumonia, he might not fare well with the virus, which attacks the lungs.
But on Tuesday, Paul announced that he has recovered from the novel coronavirus.
“I appreciate all the best wishes I have received. I have been retested and I am negative,” Paul wrote on Twitter. “I have started volunteering at a local hospital to assist those in my community who are in need of medical help, including Coronavirus patients. Together we will overcome this!”
Paul, who posted a photo of himself in a white lab coat, is an eye surgeon who received his M.D. from the Duke University School of Medicine. When he interned, he worked in emergency rooms.
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I appreciate all the best wishes I have received. I have been retested and I am negative. I have started volunteering at a local hospital to assist those in my community who are in need of medical help, including Coronavirus patients. Together we will overcome this! <a href="https://t.co/9SeypT7rL6">pic.twitter.com/9SeypT7rL6</a>
&mdash; Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1247552136000557059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Paul is volunteering at at the TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green, Kentucky, his home town.
The senator is “lifting the spirits of patients and our colleagues,&#8221; Hospital CEO Mike Sherrod told The <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/sen-rand-paul-says-hes-recovered-from-coronavirus-volunteering-at-hospital">Associated Press</a> in a statement Tuesday. “We appreciate Senator Paul and his support in recognizing our healthcare workers and providers at TriStar Greenview for their unwavering response to the COVID-19 pandemic.&#8221;
Paul went into quarantine in March after he tested positive for the coronavirus. His diagnosis sent shockwaves through the Senate because Paul had continued to show up in the Senate, using the private senators’ gym and swimming laps in the pool, before he received the results of his coronavirus test, which took days to arrive.
&#8220;Paul said last month that he took the initial test because of his extensive travel prior to the start of social-distancing practices and because he’s at a higher risk for serious complications from the virus,&#8221; the AP said.
<blockquote>Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a former health policy adviser to President Barack Obama, said recently that Paul “did just about everything wrong” by not self-quarantining in the days before his test results came back.
In defending his actions, Paul said at the time: “For those who want to criticize me for lack of quarantine, realize that if the rules on testing had been followed to a tee, I would never have been tested and would still be walking around the halls of the Capitol. The current guidelines would not have called for me to get tested nor quarantined. It was my extra precaution, out of concern for my damaged lung, that led me to get tested.”</blockquote>
Paul also said after his positive test result, “I didn’t fit the criteria for testing or quarantine. I had no symptoms and no specific encounter with a COVID-19 positive person. I had, however, traveled extensively in the U.S. and was required to continue doing so to vote in the Senate. That, together with the fact that I have a compromised lung, led me to seek testing.”

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Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s daughter appeared to praise a violent attack on Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Sunday after Paul announced that he had contracted the coronavirus, which originated in China.
Pelosi&#8217;s daughter, Christine Pelosi, wrote on Twitter in response to Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) announcing that he was going into quarantine: &#8220;Rand Paul&#8217;s neighbor was right.&#8221;
Romney&#8217;s announcement that he was going into quarantine followed Paul announcing on Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Leave it to Christine Pelosi <a href="https://twitter.com/sfpelosi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sfpelosi</a> (Nancy Pelosi&#39;s adult daughter) to have the most disgusting take of the day on twitter dot com.<a href="https://t.co/kGN4It6Isg">https://t.co/kGN4It6Isg</a> <a href="https://t.co/qXC8xlsVdu">pic.twitter.com/qXC8xlsVdu</a>
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Christine Pelosi was responding to a tweet from Washington Post reporter Paul Kane, who wrote in response to Romney&#8217;s announcement, &#8220;He told us the other day his biggest personal concern was not getting this because his wife has MS. Now he can’t see her for almost 2 weeks.&#8221;
Romney&#8217;s statement said:
<blockquote>“Since Senator Romney sat next to Senator Paul for extended periods in recent days and consistent with CDC guidance, the attending physician has ordered him to immediately self-quarantine and not to vote on the Senate floor. He has no symptoms but will be tested. He urges members to pass a relief package as quickly as possible that provides assistance for families, workers, and small businesses.”</blockquote>
Paul was violently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rand-paul-attacked-his-home-registered-democrat-ryan-saavedra">attacked</a> by his Democrat neighbor in November 2017 at his home in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Paul announced on Monday that he was tested for the coronavirus because of recent traveling that he had gone on with his wife and his weekly flights that are a part of his job.
&#8220;Given that my wife and I had traveled extensively during the weeks prior to COVID-19 social distancing practices, and that I am at a higher risk for serious complications from the virus due to having part of my lung removed seven months ago, I took a COVID-19 test when I arrived in D.C. last Monday,&#8221; Paul said in a statement. “I believe we need more testing immediately, even among those without symptoms.  The nature of COVID-19 put me – and us all – in a Catch-22 situation.  I didn’t fit the criteria for testing or quarantine.  I had no symptoms and no specific encounter with a COVID-19 positive person.  I had, however, traveled extensively in the U.S. and was required to continue doing so to vote in the Senate.  That, together with the fact that I have a compromised lung, led me to seek testing.  Despite my positive test result, I remain asymptomatic for COVID-19.
Christine Pelosi&#8217;s inflammatory remarks ignited a firestorm online.
Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway tweeted: &#8220;Democrat leader’s daughter encouraging violent attacks on Republican senators. Truly awful.&#8221;
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Democrat leader’s daughter encouraging violent attacks on Republican senators. Truly awful. <a href="https://t.co/G65IwElP6M">https://t.co/G65IwElP6M</a>
&mdash; Mollie (@MZHemingway) <a href="https://twitter.com/MZHemingway/status/1242202262832844803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Political commentator Stephen Miller tweeted: &#8220;Are we not doing that dangerous rhetoric thing anymore? Journalists passed around some kook thing Paul&#8217;s dad wrote yesterday. Here&#8217;s the daughter of the Speaker of the House endorsing assault on Rand Paul.&#8221;
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Are we not doing that dangerous rhetoric thing anymore? Journalists passed around some kook thing Paul&#39;s dad wrote yesterday. Here&#39;s the daughter of the Speaker of the House endorsing assault on Rand Paul. <a href="https://t.co/fAmlupRb92">https://t.co/fAmlupRb92</a>
&mdash; Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href="https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1242191216403308545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee tweeted: &#8220;Will @Twitter and @jack find it ok to approve of a cowardly blindside felony attack by a crazed liberal neighbor? The world watches and waits to see if these “kind and tolerant” comments will be consequenced.&#8221;
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Will <a href="https://twitter.com/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Twitter</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jack?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jack</a> find it ok to approve of a cowardly blindside felony attack by a crazed liberal neighbor? The world watches and waits to see if these “kind and tolerant” comments will be consequenced. <a href="https://t.co/NGYggJ76s7">https://t.co/NGYggJ76s7</a>
&mdash; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1242207976708079617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) tweeted: &#8220;This is sick &amp; twisted. Rand has contracted coronavirus; in 2017, in a violent criminal attack, he suffered 6 broken ribs, pneumonia &amp; had part of his lung removed—all of which puts him at much greater risk from this deadly virus—and you’re siding w/ the attacker? #LoveEachOther&#8221;
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This is sick &amp; twisted. Rand has contracted coronavirus; in 2017, in a violent criminal attack, he suffered 6 broken ribs, pneumonia &amp; had part of his lung removed—all of which puts him at much greater risk from this deadly virus—and you’re siding w/ the attacker? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LoveEachOther?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LoveEachOther</a> <a href="https://t.co/YiE7wGW2UD">https://t.co/YiE7wGW2UD</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1242226851705225217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) released a lengthy statement on Monday explaining why he received testing for the coronavirus after left-wing reporters pounced on the opportunity to attack him for receiving testing despite not having any symptoms.
Paul announced on Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, which originated in China, and that he was quarantining himself to prevent further spread of the virus.
Paul said today that he was tested because he and has wife had traveled extensively in recent weeks prior to social distancing practices going into effect and because he was at a higher risk for serious complications from the virus since he had part of his lung removed last year after he was violently attacked by his Democrat neighbor.
“I felt that it was highly unlikely that I was positive since I have had no symptoms of the illness, nor have I had contact with anyone who has either tested positive for the virus or been sick,&#8221; Paul said. “Since nearly every member of the U.S. Senate travels by plane across the country multiple times per week and attends lots of large gatherings, I believed my risk factor for exposure to the virus to be similar to that of my colleagues, especially since multiple congressional staffers on the Hill had already tested positive weeks ago.&#8221;
Paul then highlighted his attendance at recent events:
<blockquote>As for my attendance at the Speed Art Museum fundraiser on March 7, unlike the other Kentucky government officials there, I had zero contact or proximity with either of the two individuals who later announced they were positive for COVID-19. The event was a large affair of hundreds of people spread throughout the museum.
There was an announcement by the Museum and Metro Louisville Communicable Disease department that “those who public health officials consider at higher risk from possible exposure are being notified.” Louisville’s health director put out a statement in The Courier Journal that “most of the people at the Speed Ball were at ‘very minimal risk.’” I was not considered to be at risk since I never interacted with the two individuals even from a distance and was not recommended for testing by health officials.</blockquote>
Paul said that his positive test proves that more testing for the coronavirus is immediately needed because it shows that people can be walking around and able to potentially infect others without showing any symptoms.
“For those who want to criticize me for lack of quarantine, realize that if the rules on testing had been followed to a tee, I would never have been tested and would still be walking around the halls of the Capitol. The current guidelines would not have called for me to get tested nor quarantined. It was my extra precaution, out of concern for my damaged lung, that led me to get tested,&#8221; Paul continued. “Perhaps it is too much to ask that we simply have compassion for our fellow Americans who are sick or fearful of becoming so. Thousands of people want testing. Many, like Daniel Newman of The Walking Dead, are sick with flu symptoms and are being denied testing. This makes no sense.&#8221;
Paul&#8217;s statement came after Washington Post reporter Seung Min Kim falsely implied over the weekend that Paul went and worked out in the in the Senate gym after he received the results of his test.
&#8220;During the Senate GOP lunch today, Moran told colleagues that Rand was at the gym this morning, per two sources briefed on the lunch, and that he was swimming in the pool,&#8221; Kim wrote. &#8220;Rand got his COVID-19 results back this morning.&#8221;
Paul responded, &#8220;We want to be clear, Senator Paul left the Senate IMMEDIATELY upon learning of his diagnosis. He had zero contact with anyone &amp; went into quarantine. Insinuations such as those below that he went to the gym after learning of his results are just completely false &amp; irresponsible!&#8221;
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We want to be clear, Senator Paul left the Senate IMMEDIATELY upon learning of his diagnosis. He had zero contact with anyone &amp; went into quarantine. Insinuations such as those below that he went to the gym after learning of his results are just completely false &amp; irresponsible! <a href="https://t.co/yqfxydsXBG">https://t.co/yqfxydsXBG</a>
&mdash; Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1241820090804379654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) announced on Sunday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, which originated in China.
&#8220;Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19,&#8221; Paul&#8217;s staff wrote on Twitter. &#8220;He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person.&#8221;
&#8220;He expects to be back in the Senate after his quarantine period ends and will continue to work for the people of Kentucky at this difficult time,&#8221; Paul continued. &#8220;Ten days ago, our D.C. office began operating remotely, hence virtually no staff has had contact with Senator Rand Paul.&#8221;
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He expects to be back in the Senate after his quarantine period ends and will continue to work for the people of Kentucky at this difficult time. Ten days ago, our D.C. office began operating remotely, hence virtually no staff has had contact with Senator Rand Paul.
&mdash; Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1241780759087677440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2020</a></blockquote>
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With the announcement, Paul becomes the first member of the U.S. Senate to test positive for the virus.
Last week, two members of the House of Representatives announced that they had contracted the virus.
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) announced his diagnosis on Wednesday, writing: “I want everyone to know that I am feeling much better. However, it is important that everyone take this extremely seriously and follow CDC guidelines in order to avoid getting sick and mitigate the spread of this virus. We must continue to work together to emerge stronger as a country during these trying times.”
A statement from his office said, “In an abundance of caution, after votes on Friday, March 13th, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart decided to self-quarantine in Washington, D.C, and not return to South Florida because of his wife Tia’s pre-existing conditions that put her at exceptionally high risk. On Saturday evening, Congressman Diaz-Balart developed symptoms, including a fever and a headache. Just a short while ago, he was notified that he has tested positive for COVID-19. While in quarantine Diaz-Balart has been working from his apartment in Washington, DC.”
Rep. Ben McAdams (D-UT) made his announcement a couple of hours after Diaz-Balart, writing, “On Saturday evening, after returning from Washington, D.C., I developed mild cold-like symptoms. In consultation with my doctor on Sunday, I immediately isolated myself in my home. I have been conducting all meetings by telephone. My symptoms got worse and I developed a fever, dry cough and labored breathing and I remained self-quarantined.”
“On Tuesday, my doctor instructed my to get tested for COVID-19 and following his referral, I went to the local testing clinic for the test,” McAdams continued. “Today I learned that I tested positive. I am still working for Utahns and pursuing efforts to get Utahns the resources they need as I continue doing my job from home until I know it is safe to end my self-quarantine. I’m doing my part as all Americans are doing to contain the spread of the virus and mitigate the coronavirus outbreak.”
McAdams concluded, “I urge Utahns to take this seriously and follow the health recommendations we’re getting from the CDC and other health experts so that we can recover from this public health threat.”
This report has been updated to include additional information.

BREAKING: Rand Paul Tests Positive For Coronavirus

According to an inspector general <a href="https://oig.justice.gov/reports/2020/a20030.pdf#page=2">report</a> released Wednesday, the FBI missed opportunities to stop at least five domestic terrorists who, in total, killed 70 Americans.
&#8220;[Inspector General] report finds HVEs (Homegrown Violent Extremists) carried out 20+ attacks (since 9/11) in US, &#8216;some of which occurred after the FBI closed a counterterrorism investigation..FBI has not taken sufficient action to address weaknesses,&#8221; CBS News&#8217; Catherine Herridge reported Wednesday.
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BREAKING: IG report finds HVEs (Homegrown Violent Extremists) carried out 20+ attacks (since 9/11) in US, “some of which occurred after the FBI closed a counterterrorism investigation..FBI has not taken sufficient action to address weaknesses” <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBSNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/0zNzEHTZSm">https://t.co/0zNzEHTZSm</a>
&mdash; Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBS_Herridge/status/1235224538272665600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2020</a></blockquote>
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In a follow-up tweet, Herridge added: &#8220;New IG report &#8216;&#8230;we found at least six attacks committed in the United States by individuals who the FBI had previously assessed or investigated&#8230;&#8217; including 2009 Fort Hood, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, 2016 Pulse Nightclub.&#8221;
“The FBI has acknowledged that various weaknesses related to its assessment process may have impacted its ability to fully investigate certain counterterrorism assessment subjects, who later committed terrorist acts in the United States,” Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said in the report, as reported by <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/4/fbi-missed-chances-stop-domestic-terror-attacks-be/">The Washington Times</a>.
The FBI &#8220;failed to conduct follow-up investigations of people identified as violent extremists,&#8221; the report outlined, the Times notes.
The murderous terrorist action that followed the apparent FBI slips include the 2016 attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, the 2009 Fort Hood massacre, and an attack at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in 2017.
Following the release of the report, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) ripped former FBI Director James Comey on social media Thursday.
&#8220;When I asked James comey after the Pulse mass shooting if in retrospect the FBI concluded too soon that [redacted] was not a threat. The arrogant Comey refused to admit any mistake &amp; maintained the opinion that [redacted] was not a threat. Comey: tell that to the 49 people who died,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1235732012134096897">Paul</a> wrote on Twitter. (As a matter of policy, The Daily Wire does not print names of mass killers.)
According to former FBI head of the agency&#8217;s New York office, Lewis Schiliro, the blame of the mishaps largely falls on the &#8220;bureaucracy, not the agents, who are hamstrung with limited resources and 90-day time constraints on preliminary investigations if no immediate threat is found,&#8221; the Times reports.
“It’s going to be a judgment call,” Schiliro explained about cases being closed or receiving follow-ups. “Agents get hundreds of cases a day, and you are limited where you can apply your resources.”
“Anytime there is criticism, of course, it undermines the public faith in the bureau, and that can never be good because the FBI depends on the public trust,” he added.
According to the Times, recommendations for the FBI &#8220;include implementing guidelines from a 2017 internal bureau review of its Guardian threat assessment system, providing clear guidance to field offices on investigative steps, and establishing a plan to assess threats with mental health concerns.&#8221;
“We agree it is important to continue to improve the assessment process, provide adequate guidance, training and program management for all Guardians and those specifically addressing homegrown violent extremists,” responded the FBI&#8217;s Suzanne Turner.
The full IG report can be viewed <a href="https://oig.justice.gov/reports/2020/a20030.pdf#page=2">here</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-feds-investigating-comey-over-leak-tied-to-hillary-investigation-report-says">Feds Investigating Comey Over Leak Tied To Hillary Investigation, Report Says</a>

James Comey Testifies At Senate Hearing On Russian Interference In US Election

REPORT: FBI Dropped Ball On Domestic Terrorists Who Killed 70 People. Rand Paul Hits Comey.

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Former CIA Director John Brennan is no fan of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).
After Politico <a href="https://twitter.com/politico/status/1224763315114708992">reported</a> Tuesday that Paul “used the final deliberations of [President Donald] Trump’s impeachment trial to name the alleged whistleblower,” Brennan took to Twitter to insult the Kentucky senator.
“Rand Paul is beneath contempt. He typifies the worst of <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">@realDonaldTrump</a>’s craven enablers,” Brennan tweeted. “Any Senator excusing this dangerous behavior makes a mockery of public service. History will revile all of you.”
Paul returned the barb by pointing out Brennan’s misdeeds while director of the CIA under President Barack Obama.
“You want to know what’s a mockery of public service, John? Killing 500 people outside of any judicial system. Drone strikes on American citizens. Approving British spies to present a dossier of lies paid for by Hillary. Lying to Congress. Your shame alone should shut you up,” Paul tweeted in response.
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You want to know what’s a mockery of public service, John? Killing 500 people outside of any judicial system. Drone strikes on American citizens. Approving British spies to present a dossier of lies paid for by Hillary. Lying to Congress. Your shame alone should shut you up. <a href="https://t.co/u2ERmv4gE8">https://t.co/u2ERmv4gE8</a>
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1225199838322667521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Paul brought up a number of points against Brennan. For starters, he appeared to be referring to the number of civilians killed overseas as a result of Obama’s drone strike program. Most estimates suggest the number of civilians killed by drone strikes Obama ordered was <a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-drone-strikes/">around 300</a>, but the Bureau of Investigative Journalism <a href="https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2017-01-17/obamas-covert-drone-war-in-numbers-ten-times-more-strikes-than-bush">suggested</a> the number could be between 384 and 807 civilians. Paul’s office did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry about the number prior to press time.
Paul’s next point referred to Obama’s targeted killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen who recruited for al-Qaeda and allegedly helped planned terrorist attacks. When al-Awlaki was killed in Yemen, his 16-year-old son, Abdulrahman, was also killed, though he was not accused of any wrongdoing. Even die-hard Obama supporters had to admit the killing at least smelled wrong, as U.S. citizens are supposed to receive due process before any kind of punishment is doled out.
Brennan defended Obama’s drone program, claiming that the extrajudicial killings were justified because “as a matter of international law, the United States is in an armed conflict with al-Qa’ida, the Taliban, and associated forces.”
The strike caused such an uproar that even the left-leaning American Civil Liberties Union filed <a href="https://ccrjustice.org/home/what-we-do/our-cases/al-aulaqi-v-panetta">a lawsuit</a> against the administration, though the case doesn’t appear to have moved since September 2014.
Paul’s next point referred to the “Steele Dossier,” compiled by ex-British Intelligence officer Christopher Steele on behalf of Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee. Steele was paid to dig up dirt on then-candidate Trump using dubious overseas sources. Brennan has defended the dossier.
As to Paul’s last point, it is referring to Brennan’s false testimony before congress in May 2017. Brennan was asked by then-Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) if he knew “who commissioned the Steele dossier.” Brennan was also asked if the FBI relied on the Steele dossier “as part of any court filings, applications, petitions, pleadings?” Brennan said he was unaware. Brennan also said he was the CIA did not rely on the Steele dossier. Gowdy later claimed to have seen an email from former FBI director James Comey claiming Brennan “<a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/20/napolitano_john_brennan_may_have_perjured_himself_in_order_to_make_himself_look_good.html">insisted</a>” on including the dossier in the intelligence assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 election. We now know for sure that the Steele dossier was the main source – if not the only source – of information used to claim Trump colluded with Russia in 2016.

John Brennan: Rand Paul Is ‘Beneath Contempt.’ Paul Punches Back.

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In a segment chiding Republican Senator Rand Paul (KY) for submitting a question to Chief Justice John Roberts in which he named the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the Democrats&#8217; impeachment campaign, CNN Chief National Correspondent John King admitted that Republicans have &#8220;a legitimate point&#8221; about the House Democrats blocking them from asking the whistleblower essential questions.
The Democrats have consistently barred any reference to the individual widely believed to be the whistleblower, citing anonymity protections for federal whistleblowers, and ultimately prevented any questioning of the whistleblower by Republicans. Republicans maintain that the whistleblower&#8217;s reported coordination with the office of the Democrat who headed up the impeachment inquiry, House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA), and the whistleblower&#8217;s past previous connections, including to Joe Biden — around whom the Democrats&#8217; accusation of Trump&#8217;s Ukraine pressure campaign revolves — requires that the whistleblower be questioned.
On Thursday, CNN&#8217;s King admitted what few mainstream outlets have been willing to acknowledge: &#8220;Republicans make a good point.&#8221;
&#8220;Republicans make a good point,&#8221; said King, as seen in a clip that President Trump highlighted on Thursday. &#8220;The whistleblower started all this. Why has the whistleblower never been questioned? Shouldn’t the House Democrats have found a secure way to do that? It’s a legitimate point of debate.&#8221;
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CNN&#39;s John King: &quot;Republicans make a good point. The Whistleblower started all this. Why has the Whistleblower never been questioned? Shouldn’t the House Democrats have found a secure way to do that? It’s a legitimate point of debate.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/lsutmBXBwJ">pic.twitter.com/lsutmBXBwJ</a>
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During the Senate trial, over which he is presiding, Chief Justice Roberts has maintained the protection of the whistleblower&#8217;s identity, which prompted him to reject a question submitted this week by Sen. Paul. On Thursday, Paul presented his question to the public anyhow.
&#8220;My question today is about whether or not individuals who were holdovers from the Obama National Security Council and Democrat partisans conspired with Schiff staffers to plot impeaching the President before there were formal House impeachment proceedings,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-chief-justice-roberts-censors-questions-from-rand-paul-paul-releases-it">said</a> Paul. The senator then tweeted out the censored question:
<blockquote>My exact question was: Are you aware that House intelligence committee staffer Shawn Misko had a close relationship with [the alleged whistleblower] while at the National Security Council together and are you aware and how do you respond to reports that [the alleged whistleblower] and Misko may have worked together to plot impeaching the President before there were formal house impeachment proceedings.</blockquote>
When Roberts received Paul&#8217;s question Thursday, he told the Senate, &#8220;The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted.&#8221;
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Chief Justice John Roberts declined to read a question from a senator from Kentucky: &quot;The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted&quot; <a href="https://t.co/WlozSBas9w">https://t.co/WlozSBas9w</a> <a href="https://t.co/KU0tfQ1pd3">pic.twitter.com/KU0tfQ1pd3</a>
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President Trump&#8217;s impeachment team has also hammered the issue of the whistleblower&#8217;s previous connections, actions leading up to the submission of the complaint, and potential motives during the trial. On Wednesday, President Trump’s deputy counsel Patrick Philbin asked a series of questions House Democrats blocked from being answered.
“If the whistleblower, as is alleged in some public reports, actually did work for then-Vice President Biden on Ukraine issues, exactly what was his role?” asked Philbin. “What was his involvement when issues were raised — we know from testimony that questions were raised — about the potential conflict of interest that the vice president then had when his son was sitting on the board of Burisma. Was the alleged whistleblower involved in any of that and in making decisions to not do anything related to that?”
“Did he have some reason to want to put the deep-six on any question raising any issue about what went on with the Bidens and Burisma and firing Shokin and withholding a billion dollars in loan guarantees and enforcing a very explicit quid pro quo — you won’t get this billion dollars until you fire him? We don’t know,” Philbin continued. “And because Manager Schiff was guiding this whole process, because he was the chairman in charge of directing the inquiry and directing it away from any of those questions, that creates a real due process defect in the record that has been presented here.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-trump-lawyer-lays-out-crucial-questions-dems-blocked-on-ukraine-whistleblower-including-biden-burisma-issue">WATCH: Trump Lawyer Lays Out Crucial Questions Dems Blocked On Ukraine Whistleblower, Including Biden-Burisma Issue</a>
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WATCH: CNN Admits: Republicans Have ‘Legitimate Point’ About Whistleblower Questions

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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over President Donald Trump&#8217;s Senate impeachment trial, blocked Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) from asking a question on Thursday during the trial.
Paul tweeted, &#8220;My question today is about whether or not individuals who were holdovers from the Obama National Security Council and Democrat partisans conspired with Schiff staffers to plot impeaching the President before there were formal House impeachment proceedings.&#8221;
Paul then tweeted out the question that Roberts censored: &#8220;My exact question was: Are you aware that House intelligence committee staffer Shawn Misko had a close relationship with Eric Ciaramella while at the National Security Council together and are you aware and how do you respond to reports that Ciaramella and Misko may have worked together to plot impeaching the President before there were formal house impeachment proceedings.&#8221;
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and are you aware and how do you respond to reports that Ciaramella and Misko may have worked together to plot impeaching the President before there were formal house impeachment proceedings. 2/2
&mdash; Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1222950225020641281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Paul <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1222951600072859649">continued</a>, &#8220;My question is not about a &#8216;whistleblower&#8217; as I have no independent information on his identity. My question is about the actions of known Obama partisans within the NSC and House staff and how they are reported to have conspired before impeachment proceedings had even begun.&#8221;
WATCH:
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Chief Justice John Roberts declined to read a question from a senator from Kentucky: &quot;The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted&quot; <a href="https://t.co/WlozSBas9w">https://t.co/WlozSBas9w</a> <a href="https://t.co/KU0tfQ1pd3">pic.twitter.com/KU0tfQ1pd3</a>
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Fox News&#8217; Gregg Re reported late on Wednesday:
<blockquote>Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts blocked Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul from posing a question during the Senate impeachment trial Wednesday that would have named the alleged whistleblower at the center of the case, Fox News is told — and Paul may try to force the issue during the question-and-answer session that begins Thursday afternoon.
Roberts, for now, has ball control because he actually receives the questions in note cards from senators, then reads the question aloud in the Senate chamber to be answered by either House Democratic managers or Trump&#8217;s defense team. But Fox News has learned Roberts may soon lose his grip on the proceedings amid a torrent of criticism both inside and outside the Senate.</blockquote>
Online, legal experts, politicians, and other notable figures slammed Roberts&#8217; decision to block the question from Paul on Thursday.
Constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley, a Trump critic who also served as an impeachment witness during Democrats&#8217; partisan investigation late last year, responded by writing: &#8220;The Chief Justice again refused to read Paul&#8217;s question. This is relatively uncharted because the reading of the name does not directly violate federal law. It is a matter of decorum and restraint claimed by Roberts inherent authority.&#8221;
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The Chief Justice again refused to read Paul&#39;s question. This is relatively uncharted because the reading of the name does not directly violate federal law. It is a matter of decorum and restraint claimed by Roberts inherent authority. <a href="https://t.co/7aoEta8RVw">https://t.co/7aoEta8RVw</a>
&mdash; Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1222948312753541120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA) responded by writing: &#8220;.@RandPaul asked a reasonable question, and the Chief Justice is wrong to not let the managers answer the question. Regardless of whether this individual is the &#8220;whistleblower,&#8221; there are legitimate concerns that the Deep State conspired with Democrats against @realDonaldTrump.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RandPaul</a> asked a reasonable question, and the Chief Justice is wrong to not let the managers answer the question.
Regardless of whether this individual is the &quot;whistleblower,&quot; there are legitimate concerns that the Deep State conspired with Democrats against <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a>. <a href="https://t.co/cwK9HGyFgm">https://t.co/cwK9HGyFgm</a>
&mdash; Rep. Jody Hice (@CongressmanHice) <a href="https://twitter.com/CongressmanHice/status/1222958590681583618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Donald Trump Jr. responded by writing: &#8220;Why did the Chief Justice just block a question from @RandPaul on the origins of this circus? America deserves to know the truth, including who did Schiff meet with, when and why!&#8221;
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Why did the Chief Justice just block a question from <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RandPaul</a> on the origins of this circus? America deserves to know the truth, including who did Schiff meet with, when and why!
&mdash; Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1222961450190344194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Republican strategist Andrew Surabian responded by writing: &#8220;I thought Adam Schiff and the media already told us that no one knows who the &#8216;whistleblower&#8217; is, so why are we being forced to treat the name of a current NSC staffer, who&#8217;s salary is paid for by American taxpayers, like he&#8217;s Lord Voldemort? #HeWhoShallNotBeNamed&#8221;
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I thought Adam Schiff and the media already told us that no one knows who the &quot;whistleblower&quot; is, so why are we being forced to treat the name of a current NSC staffer, who&#39;s salary is paid for by American taxpayers, like he&#39;s Lord Voldemort?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeWhoShallNotBeNamed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeWhoShallNotBeNamed</a> <a href="https://t.co/yz1VT3VVDQ">https://t.co/yz1VT3VVDQ</a>
&mdash; Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) <a href="https://twitter.com/Surabees/status/1222967987180916736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Chief Justice Roberts Censors Questions From Rand Paul. Paul Releases It.

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Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has been doing some impressive bipartisan lobbying. Politicians from across the spectrum, from Former Secretary of State <a href="https://en.radiofarda.com/a/kerry-met-iran-zarif-several-times/29488152.html">John Kerry</a> to Sen. <a href="https://freebeacon.com/politics/mark-levin-rips-into-rand-paul-over-iran/">Rand Paul</a> (R-KY), are all taking their turns to meet with him. Their common goal: Get President Donald Trump to end his “maximum pressure” campaign against the hostile Tehran regime.
Last year, this leftist-libertarian alliance was codified into a new &#8220;non-interventionist&#8221; think tank, the Quincy Institute. On its board is Trita Parsi, a man who has for decades worked behind the scenes — often in tandem with Iranian officials, including Javad Zarif — to weaken America&#8217;s resistance to Iranian aggression and nuclear ambitions.
In the weeks since the killing of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hammer-the-just-and-proper-strike-of-mastermind-iranian-jihadist-qassem-soleimani">terrorist mastermind</a> Qassem Soleimani, agitation by the Iranian regime&#8217;s apologists has reached a crescendo. In response, I asked <a href="https://twitter.com/AdelleNaz">Adelle Nazarian</a>, senior media fellow at the Gold Institute for International Strategy in Washington, D.C. and fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, India, to tell us more.
What follows is a question-and-answer interview with Nazarian.
Who is Trita Parsi?
Nazarian: Trita Parsi is the Iranian-born founder of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group that is <a href="https://freebeacon.com/national-security/congress-seeks-investigation-into-pro-iran-lobby-group-tied-to-tehran-regime/">allegedly the lobbying extension</a> and arm of the Iranian regime. That would be the same Iranian regime rife with corruption, terrorism, and the murder of its own people. Parsi and NIAC’s support for the Iranian regime is <a href="https://twitter.com/AdelleNaz/status/1217693851890126848?s=20">in violation of FARA [Foreign Agents Registration Act ] law</a> and they were instrumental in helping pass the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal. Parsi is an activist who has <a href="https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/03/the_ayatollahs_lobby_on_k_street.html">maintained a close relationship</a> with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2015-03-31/iran-s-charmer-in-chief-wins-again">Javad Zarif</a> and was a lead advisor to the Obama administration throughout the process of executing the JCPOA. NIAC falsely claims it supports the full spectrum of Iranian interests, but it actually only cares about pushing the regime’s interests. NIAC is at odds with Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, his supporters, and any Iranians who do not share the dictatorial vision of the Iranian regime. If Iran’s regime falls, it will be seen as the failure of Trita Parsi.
What is the Quincy Institute?
Nazarian: Trita Parsi is the executive vice president and co-founder of the Quincy Institute, which is funded by both Charles Koch and George Soros. It is also co-founded by Iran deal advocates. This think tank aims to compel American politicians to adopt a non-interventionist foreign policy by actively funneling misinformation and propaganda to the media and, by extension, the American people. The think tank’s board is anti-Israel, with fellows having written books very critical of America’s close alliance with Israel. John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt — both co-authors of “The Israel Lobby&#8221; and fellows at the Quincy Institute — have an issue with the so-called &#8220;Israel lobby,&#8221; but have no issue working with the Iran lobby. While on the surface, the organization presents itself with the noble aim of ending endless wars in the pursuit of international peace, its co-founders — namely Andrew Bacevich, Stephen Wertheim, Eli Clifton, and Suzanne DiMaggio — are Iran deal advocates. The group also boasts Gary Sick as a “distinguished fellow.” In 1980, Mr. Sick infamously and falsely accused officials in Ronald Reagan&#8217;s presidential campaign of making a secret deal with Iran to delay the release of the American hostages until after the election.
What are Iranians and Iranian-Americans saying? 
Nazarian: Iranians and Iranian-Americans know the Quincy Institute pushes misinformation. Parsi’s move from NIAC to the Quincy Institute is an attempt to further his lobbying and propagandizing efforts. Due to funding from Soros and Koch, Parsi has been able to shield his anti-American and pro-Iranian views and actions. Iranians do not want war with America and President Donald Trump’s neutralization of IRGC-Quds Forces Commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani pushed Iran to stop its antagonistic and provocative behavior that was swiftly deteriorating U.S.-Iran relations and leading us to war.
Though Parsi claims to speak on behalf of the full spectrum of Iranian-Americans, <a href="https://twitter.com/AdelleNaz/status/1139620277396987905?s=20">a poll conducted in June</a> shows an overwhelming 85% of participants see NIAC and its affiliates as the “enemy.” Due to President Trump’s decisive actions, the machinations and manipulations of Trita Parsi have been undone. Regardless of the future, it is clear that Trita Parsi is a menace.

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MITSOTAKIS: Iran Apologists, Left And Right, Have A New Think Tank

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On the heels of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) trolled leading pro-impeachment Democrat Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
&#8220;An anonymous &#8216;whistleblower&#8217; informs us that this was found in a hotel room that [Rep. Adam Schiff] recently check out of. Hmmm&#8230;,&#8221; Senator Paul captioned a mock photo of a note.
&#8220;Things to do,&#8221; the fake note reads, &#8220;Remember to tap Devin Nunes phone.&#8221;
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An anonymous “whistleblower” informs us that this was found in a hotel room that <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepAdamSchiff</a> recently check out of. Hmmm&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/hk3ni4G7ms">pic.twitter.com/hk3ni4G7ms</a>
&mdash; Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1217831149671723010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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In early December, the House Intelligence Committee &#8220;released a report on the impeachment inquiry which included records of calls from Nunes, presidential lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jay Sekulow, journalist John Solomon, Fox News host Sean Hannity, a Giuliani connection Lev Parnas, and other <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/executive/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Whit</a>e<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/executive/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> House</a> associates,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/devin-nunes-adam-schiff-phone-record-impeachment-subpoena">Fox News</a> reported at the time. &#8220;Schiff subpoenaed both AT&amp;T and Verizon for the information. The act has sent a chill among Republicans concerned about the chairman&#8217;s reach.&#8221;
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) smacked Schiff over the power grab and apparent civil rights violation during a Fox News appearance following the news.
&#8220;They have now set a precedent where Adam Schiff can go get any phone number he has to AT&amp;T and AT&amp;T is going to comply,&#8221; the congressman explained, according to Fox.
&#8220;If you look at what he did then, it&#8217;s not just the president&#8217;s phone records — okay — or the president&#8217;s lawyer&#8217;s phone records, he also was able to get a journalist who they hate &#8230; who they say is a conspiracy theorist,&#8221; continued Nunes. &#8220;And, he was able to figure out that that was John Solomon&#8217;s phone number.&#8221;
&#8220;Then, he was able to get my number, right? And, because I had talked to Rudy Giuliani and somehow that&#8217;s now a crime, and then I make it into his report,&#8221; the Republican said.
&#8220;And, we have to remember &#8230; we spent the last three years, at first if any Republican ever talked to any Russian at any time — even if you are Russian-American — that was a no-no. Then we were criticized,&#8221; Nunes emphasized. &#8220;We switched to Ukraine. If you talk to any Ukrainian that&#8217;s now a crime. Now, I can&#8217;t even talk to Rudy Giuliani who I have known for 10 years. That&#8217;s supposedly a crime.&#8221;
Spokesman for Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee Patrick Boland told <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/adam-schiff-no-we-didnt-subpoena-john-solomons-phone-records">The Daily Beast</a> that investigators “did not subpoena call records for any member of Congress or their staff &#8230; or for any journalist.&#8221;
“Any questions about the fact that Members, congressional staff, or journalists appear in call records released by the Committee should be directed at those individuals, who were in contact with individuals of investigative interest to the impeachment inquiry,” Boland said.
On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named Schiff as one of the seven individuals to serve as House managers during the Senate impeachment trial.
&#8220;I&#8217;m humbled by the solemn responsibility of serving as lead House Manager in the Senate impeachment trial,&#8221; Schiff posted Wednesday. &#8220;Together, the Managers will work on behalf of the American people in defense of our Constitution. The House upheld our Constitutional duty. The Senate must do the same.&#8221;
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I&#39;m humbled by the solemn responsibility of serving as lead House Manager in the Senate impeachment trial.
Together, the Managers will work on behalf of the American people in defense of our Constitution.
The House upheld our Constitutional duty. The Senate must do the same.
&mdash; Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/1217476087292289027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2020</a></blockquote>
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In the spirit of the fictitious Seinfeld holiday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has released <a href="https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/dr-rand-paul-releases-2019-%E2%80%98festivus%E2%80%99-edition-%E2%80%98-waste-report%E2%80%99">The Festivus Report 2019</a>, an annual report to highlight wasteful government spending. 
“Happy Festivus! Another year gone already,” writes Paul in the introduction to the 2019 report. “It seems like just yesterday I was sounding the alarm over a $20 trillion debt, and now the U.S. has pushed past $23 trillion! The more things changed in 2019, the more they stayed the same.”
In the report, Paul draws attention to over $50 billion in government waste, which was spent on everything from a grant in which a &#8220;significant portion&#8221; of the funds went to studying the mating calls of frogs in Panama ($466,991), a program under which the U.S. supplies children in Afghanistan with textbooks, many of which turned out to be subpar or otherwise unusable ($33,921,175), and helping the Peruvian government to develop a “Green New Deal” (up to $10,000,000). 
Paul highlights the outrageous nature of funding a Green New Deal abroad while Democrats are unable to gather a single vote in the U.S. Senate for the plan domestically. 
<blockquote>In March 2019, the U.S. Senate unanimously rejected a suite of policies, dubbed the “Green New Deal,” proposed by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), which proponents claim will support “green growth” in the United States. By a vote of 0-57, with 43 Senate Democrats, including every Democrat senator running for President of the United States, abstaining in “protest,” the representatives of the American people roundly rejected these policies. 
Whereas every senator, Republican and Democrat, refused to support the policies on the record, (perhaps recognizing the devastating damage implementation would do to the American job market and larger economy), Green New Deal bureaucrats at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) apparently feel some sympathy for them. How else can one explain the agency spending $10 million to develop “Green Growth in Peru”?
That’s right! USAID is committing &#8220;up to&#8221; 10 million American taxpayer dollars &#8220;to develop new and innovative alliances with the private sector that advance environmentally-friendly economic development (i.e., green growth in Peru).&#8221; They add, “The envisioned activities will facilitate private sector financing and investment in value chains that lead to improved management of natural resources and a reduction of GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions.”</blockquote>
Another outrageous government expenditure Paul uncovered includes the fact that the U.S. Agency for International Development spent &#8220;part of a $22,000,000.00 project&#8221; to help the Serbian Regional Center for Agricultural Development improve the quality of Serbian cheese to match international cheese standards. 
<blockquote>Who doesn’t like a good piece of cheese? Whether its cheddar, Swiss, provolone, or simply American cheese, everybody has their preference. And thanks to USAID, your new favorite might eventually be from Sjenica, Serbia!
That’s right! USAID spent part of a $22 million “Sustainable Local Development Project” training the staff at the Regional Center for Agricultural Development (RCAD) in Sjenica, Serbia, to follow the cheese standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and help producers adopt best practices&#8230;.
What tangible skills did USAID help impart? Well, “RCAD’s staff was trained to introduce and implement ISO standards, to properly sample milk and meat products at local farms, to calibrate laboratory equipment, and to advise farmers on improving the safety and quality of their products,” a company that implemented the overall Development Project reported.</blockquote>
Paul says that the U.S. is currently approaching a 1.4 billion pound cheese surplus, noting that “American dairy farmers dealing with the realities of this situation might be cheesed off to learn their government worked to strengthen competition and the European cheese market – using their own tax dollars to boot.”

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Rand Paul Releases Annual Wasteful Spending Report, Finds $10 Million Grant For ‘Peruvian Green New Deal’

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Each year, a senate Republican releases the “Wastebook,” detailing wasteful government spending. For years, the project was compiled by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), but Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) took up the cause after Coburn retired. Now Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) releases the annual wastebook, and this year contains some real doozies.
“Once again, The Waste Report takes a closer look at just some of what the federal government is doing with the American people’s hard-earned money,” Paul tweeted when releasing the report on Monday.
Paul’s report is supported by the government watchdog White Coat Waste Project (WCWP), which has previously awarded the Kentucky senator for his commitment to saving taxpayer money.
“Kudos to Senator Paul for smoking out government waste including $700,000 of Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars sent to England so experimenters can hook zebrafish on nicotine. Between nicotine-addicted fish, coked-up quails, and as we recently exposed, junkie monkeys, Uncle Sam is clearly addicted to spending, and we’re all paying the price. Sen. Paul’s Waste Reports are one of the best ways taxpayers can learn about egregious government waste that’s ballooned the national debt to a historic $23 trillion,” said WCWP President Anthony Bellotti.
Below are the eight projects highlighted in this year’s <a href="https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/dr-rand-paul-releases-fall-2019-edition-%E2%80%98-waste-report%E2%80%99">report</a>. In total, Paul found the government wasted more than $230 million of taxpayer money on unnecessary pet projects.
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<li> $708,466 To Get Zebrafish Addicted To Nicotine In The U.K.</li>
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Every year it seems at least one wasteful spending project involves animals. Remember the shrimp on treadmills?
This year, Paul highlighted a project sponsored by the National institutes of Health (NIH) that funded “a nearly five-year project that involves actively addicting its subjects, Zebrafish, to nicotine.” The study is supposed to “identify genes affecting vulnerability to addiction by screening lines of mutagenized zebrafish for core behaviors associated with addiction: sensitivity to drug reward and impulsivity.”
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<li> $84,375 On A Statue Purchased From Bob Dylan For The Embassy In Mozambique</li>
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The State Department purchased an original Bob Dylan sculpture to display in its embassy in Mozambique. As the wastebook asks, does Dylan’s status as a musical icon “justify” the purchase?
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<li> $22,000,000 To Bring Serbian Cheese Up To International Standards</li>
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So many of the projects detailed in the wastebook involve aid to other countries. Paul has spoken out against some of this aid many times before. One can disagree on whether the U.S. should provide aid to other countries, but some of the money being spent overseas should certainly raise questions.
One example is money spent by USAID on training cheesemakers in Serbia how to properly prepare the delicious food in line with international standards. Make cheese safe to eat is certainly a worthwhile endeavor, but does the U.S. government need to be spending the money to make sure Serbia’s cheese is safe?
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<li> $4,658,865 To Study The Connection Between Drinking Alcohol And Winding Up In The ER</li>
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When you drink, you make stupid decisions. Sometimes, those decisions take you to the emergency room. This connection apparently needed further study, so the NIH spent more than $4 million looking into it. From the report:
<blockquote>Most recently, the researchers have pursued three goals. The first includes looking at alcohol use in the six hours before an injury, as well as the type of injury that brought patients to the ER, such as “traffic [accidents], falls … near drowning,” etc., in consideration of several factors in different countries, including legal restrictions on alcohol. Second, they are “estimat[ing] relative risk (RR) of injury related to alcohol consumption volume (dose-response relationship) by cause of injury,” (in layman’s terms, if you are more likely to get hurt, and how, if you drink more). Lastly, they are “estimat[ing] alcohol attributable fraction (AAF) by cause of injury…” (or in other words, the degree to which alcohol is responsible for the injury).</blockquote>
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<li> $300,000 To Fund Debates And Model U.N. Competitions In Afghanistan</li>
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No one’s saying debate or the Model United Nations programs are wasteful or unimportant, but there is an argument to be made about whether the U.S. government should be funding such competitions and in which countries.
The grants offered by the State Department also require the competitions be held in English, but as Paul notes, just 6% of the Afghan population can speak English. Thus, the competition would be severely limited, making the choice for the grants questionable.
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<li> $153 Million Spent On The Failing Washington Metro</li>
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If you’ve ever lived or visited Washington, D.C. and had to take the metro (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA), you know what an absolute disaster it is. No matter what media outlets claim about it being one of the best public subway systems in the country, those who have had to use it every day know this is not the case.
Just this morning a water main broke at the Pentagon metro station causing flooding. Then there are the routine fires, train outages, and massive, constant delays.
Still, the federal government continues to give the failing system more and more money to try and solve the problem, proving each year that throwing more money at a problem doesn’t solve it if the money isn’t spend properly. In addition to all the government funding, the metro also keeps hiking rates on passengers and then wondering why ridership is down. Maybe it’s because people would rather take a comfortable Uber ride to work, even with traffic, than have to stand around waiting for trains just to be smushed together in a thousand-degree subway car.
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<li> $33,921,175 Spent On Textbooks For Afghan Students</li>
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Again, no one is saying Afghan students shouldn’t have access to textbooks or an education, but is it really America’s responsibility to provide those resources? We already grapple with the idea of being the “world’s police,” do we need to be the “world’s educators” as well?
Beyond the philosophical questions, the money, of course, is being spent improperly. Many of the textbooks given to Afghan students are subpar and sitting in warehouses instead of even going to the children?
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<li> $22 Million Spent On Improving The Quality Of Egyptian Schooling</li>
</ol>
Along the lines of the previous entry, should the U.S. be educating the rest of the world? Also, as noted in the wastebook report, the U.S. education system is having its own crisis, and has been for decades. Given the problems with our own education system, how can we afford to be allocating federal funds to help educate students in other countries?

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) broke down the recent election results in Kentucky during an interview on Sunday, explaining why he believes, contrary to the narrative in the media, there was actually a &#8220;red-wave&#8221; in the state. Also during the interview, Paul highlighted how existing U.S. law could actually protect President Donald Trump in the Democrats&#8217; impeachment inquiry into his July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
&#8220;Let me start with the Kentucky results first, before we get into the events of later this week, just your initial reactions,&#8221; NBC &#8220;Meet The Press&#8221; host Chuck Todd said. &#8220;Matt Bevin, do you see his loss as something bigger than Matt Bevin, about the Republican Party as a whole?&#8221;
&#8220;Well, when you look at all the races, there were six statewide races, we won five out of six. Republicans won five out of six,&#8221; Paul responded. &#8220;We did lose the governor&#8217;s race. We were disappointed in it. But the interesting thing is we beat a lot of other candidates that no one expected us to. So actually, in many ways, there was sort of a red wave in Kentucky.&#8221;
&#8220;I think it was mostly particularly about one race. And I think the teachers were very unhappy. He tried to fix the pension but got crossways with the teachers,&#8221; Paul continued. &#8220;And I think the teachers&#8217; anger came out. But I think he was trying to do the right thing, which is save the pension for the teachers. But it&#8217;s tough. When you ask people to pay more to keep their pension in place, people get unhappy.&#8221;
Paul also highlighted that in some of the counties where Bevin lost, other Republicans who won in the election won in those counties by over 60%.
On the issue of impeachment, Paul noted that Americans want fairness and that they are not &#8220;going to judge fairness, when they&#8217;re accusing President Trump of the same thing Joe Biden did, threatening the aid, if some kind of corruption&#8217;s not investigated.&#8221;
&#8220;But if it were me, I wouldn&#8217;t give them the aid, because we don&#8217;t have the money,&#8221; Paul added. &#8220;We have to actually borrow the money from China to send it to Ukraine. So I&#8217;m against the aid. And I think it&#8217;s a mistake to do the aid.&#8221;
Paul then highlighted a defense of Trump&#8217;s actions that is likely to pick up steam in upcoming weeks, saying that current U.S. law prevents the U.S. from providing aid to corrupt countries, and so Trump would have to ask for an investigation into the Bidens, who Trump believes is corrupt, in order to be able to provide the aid.
&#8220;Foreign aid, by law, can only go out to countries that are not corrupt,&#8221; Paul said. &#8220;So, if you think that a country is acting in a corrupt way, a president can always withhold aid until the corruption is fixed. So, you&#8217;re going to have to get into the mind of Trump and his advisers and say, &#8216;Well, he didn&#8217;t really believe that the Bidens were corrupt.’ I think he absolutely does. I think you could give him a lie detector test and say, &#8216;Do you think the Bidens were corrupt? And do you think you were investigating corruption, and that corruption is in the law, that you can&#8217;t give aid to a country that has corruption?'&#8221;
&#8220;This ends up being a policy debate and a partisan debate,” Paul continued. &#8220;And it has nothing to do with legality or illegality or impeachment. It&#8217;s purely a partisan way of trying to overturn the election.&#8221;
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) revealed on Tuesday that he may reveal the identity of the Ukraine whistleblower while speaking to a group of reporters and then doubled down on it later in the evening during an appearance on Fox News.
&#8220;I&#8217;m more than willing to, and I probably will at some point. &#8230; There is no law preventing anybody from saying the name,&#8221; Paul told reporters.
CNN reporter Suzanne Malveaux, apparently upset over the fact that Paul wanted transparency in Democrats&#8217; impeachment inquiry, aggressively confronted Paul over the issue.
&#8220;The whistleblower laws they protect the whistleblower,&#8221; Malveaux said. &#8220;You know it&#8217;s illegal to out a whistleblower?&#8221;
Paul immediately corrected her, saying, &#8220;Actually, you see you&#8217;ve got that wrong.&#8221;
&#8220;No, we don&#8217;t,&#8221; Malveaux falsely claimed as she became agitated.
Paul then proceeded to educate Malveaux on the laws surrounding the whistleblower.
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Question: &#8220;The whistleblower laws protect the whistleblower. You know it&#8217;s illegal to out a whistleblower?&#8221;
Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RandPaul</a>: &#8220;Actually, you see you&#8217;ve got that wrong.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/60oFmtkF7G">pic.twitter.com/60oFmtkF7G</a>
— The Hill (@thehill) <a href="https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1191762656367169542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2019</a></blockquote>
Paul later appeared on Fox News&#8217; &#8220;Special Report&#8221; with host Bret Baier, who asked Paul: &#8220;I referenced that tweet moments ago, Andrew Bakaj, the whistleblower&#8217;s attorney, &#8216;If Congress and others do not protect my client&#8217;s anonymity, which my client is afforded by the law, not only does it jeopardize their safety, but it jeopardizes an entire system that took decades to build. It will destroy effective Congressional oversight for years to come.&#8217; Your response to that?&#8221;
Paul responded, &#8220;You know, I don&#8217;t wish harm on anyone. I&#8217;ve been the victim of political violence not once, but twice. I was there at the ballfield when Steve Scalise was almost killed. A staff member was 10 feet from me, who was shot. I had six of my ribs broken by a hater of President Trump. So, I know what political violence is all about. I don&#8217;t want that, at all. But the report was — not correct, in the sense that the statute says the Inspector General can&#8217;t reveal the name. It says the president should enforce the law, but the person you quoted was disingenuous in what they were saying. The statute says the Inspector General can&#8217;t reveal the name. There&#8217;s nothing that prevents me from saying it now, other than that I wanted to be more about the process and less about the person. But there&#8217;s no law that prevents me from mentioning the name of who&#8217;s been said to be the whistleblower. But there&#8217;s also – &#8221;
&#8220;But are you convinced you know?&#8221; Baier pressed.
&#8220;Yeah. And there&#8217;s something important, also. It&#8217;s called the Constitution. The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution says if you are going to accuse me of a crime, I get to stare you down in court,&#8221; Paul continued. &#8220;That is absolutely part of the Constitution. The statute might say one thing, but, I promise you, if there is a trial, you always get to confront your accuser. It&#8217;s in the Sixth Amendment. It&#8217;s in the Bill of Rights. There&#8217;s no way they can stop the defense from asking for that.&#8221;
&#8220;But I can [reveal the identity of the whistleblower] right now, if I want. Nothing stops me. There is no law that stops me from doing it, other than that I don&#8217;t want to make it about the one individual,&#8221; Paul continued. &#8220;But I would say this: I do think that this individual is a material witness to the potential Biden corruption. He was there under Joe Biden. He was there when Joe Biden was trying to fire the prosecutor that was in — that was investigating Hunter Biden. So, this person was a Ukrainian expert on the desk, at that time. I think he should be interviewed, not as the whistleblower, but as a material witness to the Biden corruption in Ukraine.&#8221;

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