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Summary List PlacementRetired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry, said he "absolutely" became a "Never Trumper" in light of the president's attacks against him. Following Vindman's congressional testimony for the president's impeachment inquiry, Trump accused the decorated veteran of being a "Never Trumper." When Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut asked at the time if Vindman identified with...

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois lifted her hold against the promotions of over 1,000 military service members, following the Defense Department's confirmation that it had officially approved of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's tentative promotion. "I'm glad the Department of Defense was finally able to set the record straight that Vindman had earned and was set to receive a promotion to Colonel," she said...

David Pressman, an attorney for Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman has responded to President Donald Trump's attack on the key impeachment witness.  Pressman accused the president of making "obviously false statements" about Vindman, and of waging a "campaign of intimidation."  Trump had on Twitter on Saturday accused attacked Vindman's record, and questioned his integrity.  After his impeachment acquittal Trump sacked Vindman from his position as...

President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly fired two key impeachment witnesses who testified against him. They are US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland and top National Security Council official Alexander Vindman on Friday. Trump also fired Vindman's twin brother, who also works in the White House but was not involved in impeachment. Many people, including veteran journalists and Democratic politicians, referred to Trump's...

President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through Washington on Friday when he abruptly fired two key impeachment witnesses and a third official who wasn't involved in the impeachment inquiry but is related to one of the witnesses. National security and intelligence veterans were stunned. A current FBI special agent characterized Trump's move as "appalling," adding, "He's trying to muzzle everyone who speaks out against him,...

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was on Friday fired from the National Security Council and escorted from the White House. He was a key witness in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, which upset the president. During his opening statement, Vindman compared his situation to the Soviet Union of his youth, where whistleblowers were harshly punished. Directly addressing his father, he said: "Do...

Donald Trump Jr. blasted out a tweet Friday sarcastically thanking House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff for helping President Donald Trump unearth "who all needed to be fired" for testifying against Trump in his impeachment inquiry. The tweet shatters the White House's flimsy defense that Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, an impeachment witness who listened to Trump's Ukraine call, was removed from the National Security...

The White House is weighing a plan to dismiss Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, Bloomberg News reported. Vindman catapulted into the national spotlight last year when he offered damning, firsthand testimony of President Donald Trump's efforts to strong-arm Ukraine into delivering politically motivated investigations against his rivals. Sources told Bloomberg that some NSC officials may be...