Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's lawyer said it was because Trump, 'the most powerful man in the world...decided to exact revenge.'
WASHINGTON — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a White House aide who played a central role in the impeachment case against President Donald Trump, has been ousted from his job at the National Security Council, according to his lawyer, who reported Friday afternoon that Vindman had been escorted out of the White House.
Here’s the full statement from Lt. Col. Vindman’s attorney saying he was escorted out of the White House today pic.twitter.com/s9vzZJ7wof Vindman, a decorated soldier, could be reassigned to a job at the Pentagon. It was speculated earlier Friday that he might leave as part of a group of staffers exiting the NSC, according to one person familiar with the expected decision. Another person familiar with Vindman’s situation said he had been preparing for retaliation from the White House for his testimony at the House impeachment hearings.
Alexander Vindman, a 20-year Army veteran, wore a uniform full of medals, including a Purple Heart, when he appeared late last year for what turned out to be a testy televised impeachment hearing. Trump supporters raised questions about the Soviet Jewish immigrant’s allegiance to the United States and noted that he had received offers to work for the government of Ukraine — offers Vindman said he swiftly dismissed.When the senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep.
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