These Republican senators say they still haven't read the whistleblower complaint

Sen. Joni Ernst.
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Sometimes a nine-page document that could get the president impeached just isn't a priority.

Republican senators had a lot of feelings, mostly dismissive, about the whistleblower report alleging President Trump put national security at risk in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. But even though they're slated to go on recess for two weeks after Thursday, a handful of those Republicans told CNN that they hadn't read the complaint yet.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.