ADSen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), who along with every other senator serves as a juror in the impeachment trial, took to Twitter and impugned the patriotism of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman. — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) January 23, 2020“Adam Schiff is hailing Alexander Vindman as an American patriot,” Blackburn said. “While Senator Blackburn fires off defamatory tweets, Lieutenant Colonel Vindman will continue to do what he has always done: serve our country dutifully and with honor.”ADEven as Blackburn took criticism Thursday for her tweet, she doubled down. — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) January 23, 2020In doing so, Blackburn re-upped an unfounded claim she made previously that Vindman was the whistleblower’s “handler.” To this day, that allegation — “Vindictive Vindman is the ‘whistleblower’s’ handler” — remains the pinned tweet on the senator’s account. Blackburn took it further than most any other Republican, stating the accusation as fact.

Source: Washington Post January 24, 2020 03:06 UTC