Sen. Rand Paul thwarted Senate Democrats' attempt to pass a unanimous resolution to recognize the role of Congress and the executive branch in protecting whistleblowers, saying he wanted the Senate to pass his own bill
On Wednesday, Paul objected to the attempt to pass the proposal unanimously, saying he wanted the Senate to pass his own bill, which would apply whistleblower protections to Edward Snowden, who has been living in exile in Russia after leaking American intelligence secrets in 2013, and allow President Donald Trump to face his accuser.
He then introduced his own bill, The Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019, which he said would provide retroactive protections for whistleblowers that could then be applied to defend Snowden, for example, and would ensure the President can have a right to address his accuser.Read MorePaul said he isn't objecting because he doesn't support whistleblowers, but the system should be refined.
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