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Mark S. Zaid Profile picture
@MarkSZaidEsq
Aug 20, 2022 • 15 tweets • 10 min read • Read on X
1/Thread abt COL @YVindman

Military Officer. Attorney. Lawful Whistleblower. American Hero.

Our effort to have @POTUS issue waiver to allow retirement in grade has been blocked. One must ask why?

Why allow proven retaliation by Trump WH be continued?

thehill.com/opinion/white-…
2/COL Vindman (brother of @AVindman), who challenged Pres Trump's actions re: #Ukraine, retires on 8/31 aft 25+ years active @USArmy. Not by choice. Following stellar career ruined by Trump NSC, #Army put him out to pasture in position usually filled by junior officer. Why?
3/In Nov 2021, COL Vindman requested @POTUS allow him to retire as COL (only has 14 months in grade instead of normal 3 years). Given unique circumstances, it is appropriate to reward, rather than punish, an individual who stepped forward & successfully challenged US President.
4/We filed #whistleblower complaint for COL @YVindman. In May 2022 @DoD_IG concluded he was unlawfully retaliated against & suffered "unfavorable personnel actions".

Yet nothing was done to provide him with favorable remedy. His @USArmy career was over.

media.defense.gov/2022/Jun/01/20…
5/We heard silence from WH, despite our efforts. We heard silence from @DeptofDefense, despite our efforts. Members of Congress even tried, to no avail.

Although 10 USC 1370(b)(3) gives ONLY @POTUS authority to rule on this waiver request, @USArmy refused to forward to WH. Why?
6/In response to our efforts to bring this to @POTUS attn, suddenly Secretary of Army inappropriately issues denial decision w/o authority & no explanation whatsoever.

Trump might as well still be in office.

#Disrespectful #Undeserved #Retaliatory Image
7/My firm (@BradMossEsq/@AndrewBakaj) along with @globalmjreform made great strides to ensure COL @YVindman was promoted & vindicated as #whistleblower, but finish line is still in distance.

Please RT this thread & promote to elected officials & media that @POTUS grant waiver.
END/As the op-ed states:

"The president should send all military officers, indeed all government officials, his own message: Those who do the right thing for the country at personal risk shall be honored."

I agree. Do you?
thehill.com/opinion/white-…
POSTSCRIPT/I should add COL @YVindman offered to take other positions commensurate w/experience & past stellar performances, such as helping @StateDept/@TheJusticeDept investigate #Russian war crimes in #Ukraine.

Silence from @USArmy/@DeptofDefense.

Retirement not 1st choice.
militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…

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Jan 10
1/On Friday, Jan 10th, @ODNIgov will issue new Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) concerning #AnomalousHealthIncidents. @POTUS/WH did not ask for it. @CIA initiated it to counter recent House Intelligence Committee report that "a foreign adversary is behind some AHIs".
2/In March 2023, @ODNIgov issued ICA stating "IC’s judgment that U.S. adversaries, including Russia, were not engaged in a global campaign resulting in AHIs."



But HPSCI found it "lacked analytic integrity and was highly irregular in its formulation."dni.gov/index.php/news…
@ODNIgov 3/An IC Experts Panel earlier concluded "Pulsed electromagnetic energy, particularly in the radiofrequency range, plausibly explains the core characteristics of reported AHIs, although information gaps exist." My law firm helped secure declassification of report through #FOIA.
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Nov 16, 2023
1/THREAD - Defend Democracy Against MAGA Lawsuits

We (@JohnPhillips/@BradMossEsq) are now rep'ing Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) who has been sued for defamation by President Trump's 1st National Security Advisor #MichaelFlynn.

Please rt this widely to help.

gofundme.com/f/defend-democ…
2/Enforcement of the rule of law is an important and valuable principle in our Democracy. Unfortunately, the law can be abused as a weapon to try and intimidate those who stand up against government corruption and misconduct.
3/As part of MAGA’s efforts to silence those who challenge their actions to undermine Democracy, President Trump’s former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who in 2017 pled guilty to a felony count of “willfully and knowingly” making false statements to the FBI ...
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Jun 20, 2023
1/Thread abt #Grenell lawsuit against @OliviaTroye.

Today we (#TomCraig, @TMCv63, @fhhfirm) were scheduled to depose fmr Acting @ODNIgov & US Amb to Germany #RickGrenell as part of his defamation lawsuit against our GOP client #Troye.

We were there. He did not show.
2/Background info abt #Grenell’s litigation, which was filed almost year ago, can be found in this previous thread:

3/After weeks of failed attempts to negotiate mutual date, which is what professionals do, we properly issued Notice of Deposition on May 30 for today. Even though #Grenell is Plaintiff & chose VA as his venue, he does not wish to travel from CA for his deposition.
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May 18, 2023
1/THREAD ON CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO FBI WHISTLEBLOWER ALLEGATIONS

Both DEMS & media need to stop describing individuals as "alleged", "self-styled" or other challenging term re: #whistleblower status.

They meet definition of being #WBer.

cnn.com/2023/05/18/pol…
2/If individuals made protected disclosure to supervisor in employee’s direct chain of command, an OIG or appropriate congressional committee or its members, they are protected #whistleblowers.

Doesn't mean they are credible or accurate, but attacking status undermines system.
3/I served as co-counsel to IC #whistleblowers whose complaint led to Trump's 1st impeachment (not our objective). Cong. Jordan was hypocritically a key attacker of WBer's lawful & legitimate status. It was wrong then, it is wrong now.

rollcall.com/2019/11/19/rep…
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Mar 10, 2023
1/TICKET FOR FLASHING HEADLIGHTS, SERIOUSLY?

I will be appearing in Montgomery County Maryland District Court Monday afternoon to represent driver ticketed by @MDSP for flashing headlights at car that dangerously cut them off.

Interesting news story! @wamu885 @WTOP @semelm
2/I've been down this route before. In 2009, I was ticketed for flashing my headlights at Montgomery County speed trap. I challenged ticket as being unconstitutional & lawful.

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content…
3/Ticket was dismissed. @mcpnews admitted my actions were lawful. Then Police Chief #TomManger (now @CapitolPolice Chief) personally apologized to me, which I accepted as sincere, & I dropped my plan to file lawsuit.

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content…
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Mar 1, 2023
NEWS ALERT: @MarkSZaidPC reps more than 2 doz federal #AHI victims & family members. Below is our statement in response to IC Assessment findings issued today.

We already have #FOIA litigation to compel release of report & @ODNIgov must update Court by March 20th.
2/Full statement reads:

"My firm represents more than two dozen federal AHI victims from within the Intelligence, Military, Law Enforcement and Diplomatic communities who experienced incidents domestically and overseas....
3/This also includes minor children of our dedicated workforce who are also victims of these AHIs. Our representation started a decade ago.

The latest U.S. intelligence assessment lacks transparency and we continue to question the accuracy of the alleged findings....
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