Rand Paul wants to ban George Stephanopoulos from moderating 2016 debates

Rand Paul

After ABC News chief anchor and chief political correspondent George Stephanopoulos announced that he had donated money to the Clinton Foundation, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) suggested that Stephanopoulos shouldn't moderate any 2016 presidential debates.

"It's impossible to divorce yourself from that, even if you try," Paul told The New York Times. "I just think it's really, really hard, because he's been there, so close to them, that there would be a conflict of interest if he tried to be a moderator of any sort."

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.