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NYT: “This would all undermine U.S. national security." An Army lt. colonel and White House Ukraine expert who heard POTUS call with Ukrainian president reported concerns to top NSC lawyer. nytimes.com/2019/10/28/us/…
Our reporting goes beyond Lt. Col. Vindman’s opening statement. We also report that he drafted a congratulatory letter for Zelensky’s inauguration and a mid-August memorandum to restart Ukraine aid that the president refused to sign.
Some Ukrainian officials were also unsure of how to respond to the political efforts of the president's personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani, and sought guidance from Lt. Col. Vindman.
We also report that the colonel brought his identical twin brother, Yevgeny, to one of the meetings where he raised concerns about what he had witnessed. Yevgeny also works at the N.S.C., as a lawyer.
The colonel is an Iraq war veteran who was wounded by an IED. “I am a patriot,” he plans to tell House investigators, “and it is my sacred duty and honor to advance and defend our country irrespective of party or politics.”
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