President Donald Trump fired Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman from the White House on Friday after the war hero testified against him in the House impeachment inquiry.
Vindman was escorted out of the building this afternoon and told his services were no longer needed.
'Today, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman was escorted out of the White House where he has dutifully served his country and his President,' his attorney David Pressman said in a statement. 'He does so having spoken publicly once, and only pursuant to a subpoena from the United States Congress.'
He indicated Vindman was fired for his testimony to the House.
'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,' Pressman said.
Vindman's twin brother Yevgeny Vindman, a National Security Counsel attorney, walked off the White House grounds alongside him although it's not clear if he was also fired, CNN noted.
Earlier in the day, the president did not deny the reports of Vindman's imminent dismissal.
I'm not happy with him. Am I supposed to be happy with him? I'm not,' he said to reporters at the White House on Friday who asked him about Vindman.
Vindman, a National Security Council aide, will be informed as soon as today that he is being reassigned to the Defense Department, The Washington Post reported.
Vindman, who received the Purple Heart after being wounded in Iraq, had told officials at the NSC that he intended to take an early exit from that assignment and leave by the end of the month, sources told the newspaper, but Trump wants to make a symbol out of the Army officer now that the president has been acquitted by the Senate.
Friday, February 7, 2020
Trump Takes His 'Revenge': Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman Is FIRED And Escorted Out Of The White House For Testifying Against The President During The Impeachment Inquiry
President Donald Trump fired Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman from the White House on Friday after the war hero testified against him in the House impeachment inquiry.
Vindman was escorted out of the building this afternoon and told his services were no longer needed.
'Today, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman was escorted out of the White House where he has dutifully served his country and his President,' his attorney David Pressman said in a statement. 'He does so having spoken publicly once, and only pursuant to a subpoena from the United States Congress.'
He indicated Vindman was fired for his testimony to the House.
'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,' Pressman said.
Vindman's twin brother Yevgeny Vindman, a National Security Counsel attorney, walked off the White House grounds alongside him although it's not clear if he was also fired, CNN noted.
Earlier in the day, the president did not deny the reports of Vindman's imminent dismissal.
I'm not happy with him. Am I supposed to be happy with him? I'm not,' he said to reporters at the White House on Friday who asked him about Vindman.
Vindman, a National Security Council aide, will be informed as soon as today that he is being reassigned to the Defense Department, The Washington Post reported.
Vindman, who received the Purple Heart after being wounded in Iraq, had told officials at the NSC that he intended to take an early exit from that assignment and leave by the end of the month, sources told the newspaper, but Trump wants to make a symbol out of the Army officer now that the president has been acquitted by the Senate.
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