IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UKRAINE/WHISTLEBLOWER: “Media organizations rejected Senator Rand Paul’s demand Monday [11-4-19] night that they identify the whistleblower who sparked the Ukraine scandal, with some saying the identity of the individual is no longer newsworthy in light of the growing accumulation of information about President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine…Major news organizations have not identified the whistleblower whose claims about Trump pressuring Ukraine to investigate the Bidens have been largely corroborated and even expanded upon by officials testifying in the impeachment inquiry — and they’re not buckling to demands from Trump and his allies to expose the individual. Mark S. Zaid, an attorney for the whistleblower, told POLITICO that several news organizations have informed him that they believe they know the whistleblower’s identity — which the attorney doesn’t confirm or deny — but that the outlets are not publishing the name at this time.”
–Michael Calderone, “Media outlets reject Rand Paul’s demand that they identify Trump’s whistleblower,” Politico, November 5, 2019 4:52 pm