Lt. Col. Vindman was just "escorted" out of the White House by security and told his services were no longer needed.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/vindman-who-provided-key-impeachment-testimony-escorted-white-house-attorney-n1132526?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_mtp
Lawyer: "There is no question in the mind of any American why this man’s job is over, why this country now has one less soldier serving it at the White House. LTC Vindman was asked to leave for telling the truth. His honor, his commitment to right, frightened the powerful."
https://twitter.com/NBCPolitics/status/1225888563801268224
NEWS via LTC Vindman’s atty: “Today, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman was escorted out of the White House where he has dutifully served his country and his President. He does so having spoken publicly once, and only pursuant to a subpoena from the United States Congress.”
https://twitter.com/GeoffRBennett/status/1225883986259566592
Full statement (Vindman):
https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1225888493286674434
“The truth has cost LTC Alexander Vindman his job, his career, and his privacy.”
So who is coordinating Ukraine policy at the NSC? Vindman is gone, and the Senior Director for Russia and a Europe was “escorted out of the White House” last month.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/andrew-peek-nsc-russia-director-was-under-suspicion-before-he-got-the-white-house-job
A reminder that yesterday, while talking about Vindman, Trump for some reason also mentioned his brother, Eugene, who was not an impeachment witness.
https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/1225887433474166785
Escorted out of the White House? What the hell ! NSA O'Brien should be throwing Lt. Col. Vindman a farewell party. That's what we did for departing NSC directors, who had served their country honorably, when I worked at the White House/NSC. Such a disgrace.
https://twitter.com/McFaul/status/1225886618231296000
Perhaps some will remember the end of Vindman's testimony, when he addressed his own father:
Dad, I’m sitting here today, in the U.S. Capitol talking to our elected professionals—is proof that you made the right decision 40 years ago to leave the Soviet Union. Do not worry, I will be fine for telling the truth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af7gKbfUiGU
Later, when asked why was confident in this statement, he said:
Congressman, because this is America. It is the country that I have served and defended, and all of my brothers have served and here right matters.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4831352/user-clip-dad-worry-fine-telling-truth-here-matters
Just think for a moment what Trump and his TERRORIST ENABLERS AND TERRORIST VOTING BASE have done to this country.
18 U.S. Code § 1513. Retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant
(e) Whoever knowingly, with the intent to retaliate, takes any action harmful to any person, including interference with the lawful employment or livelihood of any person, for providing to a law enforcement officer any truthful information relating to the commission or possible commission of any Federal offense, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1513
"Colonel Vindman’s twin brother, Yevgeny Vindman, also an Army lieutenant colonel who worked at the White House, was fired as well and escorted out at the same time, according to two people briefed on the developments.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/us/politics/alexander-vindman-white-house.html
Anyone with half a brain would have let Vindman fade back into obscurity again. But Trump, being the fool he is, had to make a big show of having this guy escorted out of the WH. All but ensuring that he will be invited to do the cable news rounds for the next couple of weeks.
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