Angus King: “Apparently it became public because of a whistleblower.”

“What possible legal justification is that? Now, I haven't seen the memo myself. Like many of you, I've seen reports of the memo, and Apparently it became public because of a whistleblower. It wasn't anywhere. It was not in the Federal Register, but it now appears I haven't heard any anything to dispute it.” (22:54–22:58)

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