(CNN) Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina repeatedly raised doubts Friday about the intelligence community whistleblower's complaint because it includes "hearsay" that "brings everything into question."

But the third-term senator also said he is "reading through all the information we can to be in a position to understand what we are facing," a recognition the swirling scandal is unlikely to go away soon.

US Sen. Tim Scott is a Republican from South Carolina.

Scott, faced a barrage of questions from reporters when he showed up at the Capitol to oversee a short pro forma session of an otherwise shuttered Senate.

Asked if he was concerned about the whistleblower's allegations, Scott said, "First, I would suggest that since it's a whistleblower who was not really there, it's not really a whistleblower. So, it's really more hearsay."

Why does that matter if the whistleblower information was second-hand if the allegations are true, he was asked.

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