By law, Gabbard is supposed to turn this over to Congress within 21 days. We didn't even know the whistleblower was out there until November. And then It took the combined efforts of the Gang of Eight, including the speaker of the House and John Thune and others, for us to get [the whistleblower complaint]. it. And then there's a whole controversy about who lied, about what rules had to apply, and Gabbard pleading that she didn't know that she had a responsibility to turn over ignorance of the law is not a defense if you're, if you're in charge. (07:26–07:32)
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Asserts that significant political effort was required to obtain the whistleblower complaint.
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