Sen Schumer implored the Army secretary today to take steps to protect LTC Vindman in light of his testimony to impeachment investigators about Trump’s actions toward Ukraine. #WednesdayWisdom
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2-"“He is a patriot for being willing to do what we hope and expect every service member will do: to tell the truth when asked,” Mr. Schumer wrote in the letter to Ryan McCarthy, the Army secretary. “It is incumbent on the Army to ensure that he is afforded the same protections
3-"as whistle-blowers and protected from reprisal for testifying before Congress.”
Mr. Schumer asked to be briefed on what specific steps the Army would take to protect Colonel Vindman from internal retaliation and outside threats. Colonel Vindman is a Ukrainian-American whose
Mr. Schumer asked to be briefed on what specific steps the Army would take to protect Colonel Vindman from internal retaliation and outside threats. Colonel Vindman is a Ukrainian-American whose
4-"family fled to the United States when he was 3. Some of the president’s allies in the conservative news media have questioned the patriotism of Colonel Vindman, who was awarded a Purple Heart after he was wounded in Iraq by a roadside bomb.
5-"“These attacks are outrageous & unacceptable, but more importantly, this vitriol toward LTC Vindman may result in professional reprisals & threats to his personal safety & that of his family,” Mr. Schumer wrote."
I can't imagine what it was like for Vindman back @ WH today
I can't imagine what it was like for Vindman back @ WH today
