![]() Who is Alexander Vindman?Īccording to a piece by the New York Times’s Danny Hakim, Vindman is a “Ukrainian-American immigrant who received a Purple Heart after being wounded by Iraq by a roadside bomb,” and who is “fluent in Ukrainian and Russian.” He’s also a decorated veteran - and, apparently, Trump supporters are worried enough about what he’s saying to attack his background. Overall, Vindman is just the latest in what’s become a parade of administration officials corroborating and elaborating on the complaint originally put forward by an anonymous whistleblower in August. ![]() And his testimony corroborates previous accounts that officials were deeply disturbed by Trump’s behavior - and seems to call into question whether previous testimony by Gordon Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, was truthful.Īccording to a draft of his opening statement obtained by Politico, Vindman planned to say: “I am a patriot, and it is my sacred duty and honor to advance and defend OUR country, irrespective of party or politics.” ![]() Vindman says he has never interacted with Trump personally, but he was on the line for Trump’s two phone calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in April and July. (He has chosen to comply with a subpoena from the House rather than attempting to defy it, as some Trump-friendly aides have done.) Vindman is the top Ukraine expert on the NSC staff - and his appearance is particularly noteworthy because the NSC is part of the White House staff, making him the first White House aide to testify in the inquiry. The newest witness for the House impeachment inquiry is Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council staffer and a US Army lieutenant colonel who arrived for closed-door testimony Tuesday morning - and he says he expressed serious concerns internally about Trump’s demands that Ukraine investigate the Bidens. ![]()
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