Alexander Vindman's lawyer alleges that after testifying in the impeachment saga, the Army officer was bullied by Trump and his proxies and that 'his future within the institution he has dutifully served will forever be limited.'
"Through a campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation, the President of the United States attempted to force LTC Vindman to choose: Between adhering to the law or pleasing a President," wrote Vindman's lawyer, Ambassador David Pressman, in a Wednesday statement.
Last week, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said she would put a hold on the more than 1,000 military promotions until Secretary of Defense Mark Esper provided assurances that Vindman's promotion was not being blocked.Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, National Security Council Director for European Affairs, arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 19, 2019 in Washington, DC.
Vindman, who was the National Security Council's top Ukraine expert, said he felt it was "improper for the president of the United States to demand a foreign government investigate a U.S. citizen and political opponent." Hours before Vindman was escorted from his office, Trump had said of the Purple Heart recipient: "I'm not happy with him."The president then suggested that the"He is over with the military," Trump said on the heels of Vindman's removal from the White House. "We sent him on his way to a much different location and the military can handle him any way they want," he added.
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