1/Formal statement from COL Yevgeny Vindman's (@YVindman) Legal Team re: issuance of @DoD_IG Report of Investigation that vindicated his lawful #whistleblowing activities. We look to @POTUS now.
#RuleOfLaw #Accountability @globalmjreform @BradMossEsq @AndrewBakaj @wbaidlaw
#RuleOfLaw #Accountability @globalmjreform @BradMossEsq @AndrewBakaj @wbaidlaw
2/Full text is as follows:
"The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Report of Investigation issued today fully vindicates our client Colonel (COL) Yevgeny Vindman (at the time LTC). Through his protected and lawful whistleblowing activities, ...
"The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Report of Investigation issued today fully vindicates our client Colonel (COL) Yevgeny Vindman (at the time LTC). Through his protected and lawful whistleblowing activities, ...
3/...COL Vindman properly reported misconduct involving officials within the Trump Administration's White House and National Security Council. Based on this latest report, which followed a review by the U.S. Army, it is now conclusive there was illegal retaliation...
4/...against COL Vindman.
The whistleblower complaint was filed in August 2020 and alleged wrongdoing by Michael Ellis, NSC Deputy Legal Advisor and Special Assistant to the President; John Eisenberg, Assistant to the President, Deputy White House Counsel and NSC Legal Advisor...
The whistleblower complaint was filed in August 2020 and alleged wrongdoing by Michael Ellis, NSC Deputy Legal Advisor and Special Assistant to the President; John Eisenberg, Assistant to the President, Deputy White House Counsel and NSC Legal Advisor...
5/...; Robert O’Brien, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and Alexander Gray, Deputy Assistant to the President and NSC Chief of Staff. None of these individuals cooperated with the investigation.
6/The DoD OIG concluded that they all unlawfully retaliated against COL Vindman and subjected him to unfavorable personnel actions.
7/While serving at the NSC, COL Vindman made protected communications alleging that then-President Trump violated U.S. laws when the President asked a foreign government to investigate allegations against former Vice President and Democratic presidential ...
8/...candidate Joseph R. Biden Jr. Additional protected communications pertained to NSC officials engaging in sexist behavior and misuse of their positions. DoD OIG investigated these allegations as well as COL Vindman being retaliated against because of his association with...
9/...his twin brother’s protected communications to Members of Congress.
While we celebrate the moral vindication of the system favorably confirming the protected activities of a lawful whistleblower as well as our client’s promotion during this time, COL Vindman ...
While we celebrate the moral vindication of the system favorably confirming the protected activities of a lawful whistleblower as well as our client’s promotion during this time, COL Vindman ...
10/...- as acknowledged by the Report - continues to suffer adverse consequences. These adverse consequences remain unremedied and unaddressed. Because the DoD OIG report fails to contain any proposed recommendations and the perpetrators have all left government service, ...
11/...there exists a vacuum for complete justice. Furthermore, the specific involvement of President Trump, who was named in the Complaint and regularly publicly attacked COL Vindman and his brother, still cries out for investigation and accountability....
12/For his actions, COL Vindman was denounced by the White House Communications Director on the steps of the White House. His reputation should be restored in the same way on the steps of the White House."
END/Signed by @MarkSZaidPC, @globalmjreform, @BradMossEsq & @AndrewBakaj.
The @DoD_IG Report of Investigation can be found here:
dodig.mil/reports.html/A…
The @DoD_IG Report of Investigation can be found here:
dodig.mil/reports.html/A…
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