Sen. Schumer calls firing of Lt. Col. Vindman 'a clear and obvious act of retaliation.' 'The president even fired the brother of Lt. Col. Vindman for the crime of being related to someone the president wanted out. How vindictive. How petty. How nasty.'
President Trump on Friday did not deny reports that his White House planned to force out National Security Council expert Alexander Vindman, who testified in the House impeachment inquiry.President Donald Trump on Friday fired a U.S. ambassador and a White House national security aide, both of whom testified in the Houseinquiry, as the newly emboldened president took retribution on officials he believed wronged him during the impeachment process.
Vindman and his twin brother, Yevgeny Vindman, another Army lieutenant colonel who worked at the NSC, were escorted off White House grounds Friday, their lawyer, David Pressman, said. "On the battlefield when he earned a Purple Heart, and in the House trial when he spoke truth to power. His brave testimony showed America that right still matters," Pelosi said."President Trump is impeached forever. The shameful firing of Col. Vindman was a clear and brazen act of retaliation that showcases the president's fear of the truth. The President's vindictiveness is precisely what led Republican Senators to be accomplices to his cover-up.
Sondland added,"I am proud of our accomplishments. Our work here has been the highlight of my career." Asked if Vindman was going to leave -- and if he should leave -- Trump responded,"They'll make that decision."A day earlier, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham told Fox News that"maybe people should pay" for subjecting the president to the impeachment process.
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