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On the recordMay 17, 2023
I must say, my friend from California, I don't know where this concern for whistleblowers and protecting whistleblowers was in the Ukraine episode, in that perfect phone call Donald Trump had with President Zelensky, in which a whistleblower, Colonel Vindman, was, in fact, subsequently punished for reporting on that phone call, which led to the impeachment of the President of the United States.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly criticizes the inconsistency in protecting whistleblowers, referencing Trump's impeachment.

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