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CNN's John Berman Absolutely Blasts Rand Paul's ‘Cowardly' Call to Out the Whistleblower: ‘He is a Small Man'

[MEDIAite] It would be too nice to say that CNN New Day anchors Alisyn Camerota and John Berman pointed and laughed at Senator Rand Paul Tuesday morning. More apt descriptions might be ridiculed, belittled or, better yet, cut down to size.

At issue was the Kentucky Senator’s calling out the media to out the identity of the whistleblower whose complaint launched the impeachment inquiry that currently presents an existential threat to President Donald Trump’s time in the White House. During the Monday night Trump rally in his home state of Kentucky, Senator Paul challenged the press by saying " I say tonight to the media, do your job and print his name."

Thing is, the Whistleblower Statued passed in 1989 protects the identity of the individual at the center of the current controversy, and to out the person and print his or her name, is against the law. This argument was made by Camerota as she tossed to CNN Contributor, and former Clinton Press Secretary, Joe Lockhart.

"He’s trying to get us to do his dirty work and say the name of the whistle-blower, which is illegal," Camerota said, adding later "If he knows it, why doesn’t he say it? I’ll tell you why he doesn’t say it. Don’t answer that. Because it’s illegal, and he knows that."

But it was Berman who took the mockery/condemnation to another level as he jumped in to make his point.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-11-05 07:57|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Who is John Berman?

Posted by JohnQC 2019-11-05 08:16|| 2019-11-05 08:16|| Front Page Top

#2 John Berman is an American news anchor, currently the co-anchor of CNN's New Day with Alisyn Camerota on CNN, and a regular relief presenter of Anderson Cooper 360°.
One of the Elite:
Education:Phillips Academy Andover, Massachusetts
Alma mater:Harvard University, graduated summa cum laude, where he was president of Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Berman is of Sephardic Jewish descent.
No known degree. Sources - CNN Profile and Wikipedia,

Posted by Bobby 2019-11-05 08:36|| 2019-11-05 08:36|| Front Page Top

#3 /\ In other words, just an all-around nice guy ?

Posted by Besoeker 2019-11-05 08:38|| 2019-11-05 08:38|| Front Page Top

#4 All-around nice guy? Whew, what a relief, I thought maybe he was another crackpot like Brian Stelter or Don Lemon (cynical).

Posted by JohnQC 2019-11-05 09:07|| 2019-11-05 09:07|| Front Page Top

#5 In this country, you have a right to face your accuser.

Posted by Iblis 2019-11-05 10:54|| 2019-11-05 10:54|| Front Page Top

#6 He is not protected under the Whisteblower Statue if he went to the Schiff staff before the IGIC. His anonminity was blown then.

Posted by Thulet Bonaparte2840 2019-11-05 11:39|| 2019-11-05 11:39|| Front Page Top

#7 The Stasi protected their informants. Anonymously turn gossip into "denouncing an enemy of the state™", but remember to only denounce someone the state wants to denounce.

Posted by magpie 2019-11-05 15:04|| 2019-11-05 15:04|| Front Page Top

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