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'Extremely disturbing': Democrats alarmed over Lt. Col. Vindman's testimony on Trump-Ukraine call
NBC News ^ | 10/29/2019 | Alex Wong

Posted on 10/29/2019 11:15:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Top Democrats at the deposition of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, said his testimony Tuesday was “extremely disturbing” and praised him for appearing despite attacks from the White House.

Acting House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y, told NBC News she found Vindman’s remarks “extremely, extremely, extremely disturbing” as she left the deposition. Maloney refused to answer any other questions about Vindman’s testimony.

Vindman, appearing voluntarily under congressional subpoena, was set to tell members of Congress conducting an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump that he was on the phone call between Trump and Ukraine’s leader in which Trump asked for an investigation into the Bidens — and that he raised concerns about it.

Vindman considered Trump’s request that Ukraine investigate his political rivals so damaging to American national security that he reported it to a superior, according to his opening statement obtained by NBC News.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a member of the House Oversight Committee who was present for the deposition, told NBC News that Vindman was a “very credible” witness and said his testimony "corroborated the testimony of other witnesses" that "really drew a direct line to the President, and those around him and their interest in withholding foreign aid through Ukraine that was vital, as well as insisting on investigations into Biden."

Vindman’s testimony, she said, has "actually filled in more of the puzzle pieces."

Wasserman Schutlz said the Republicans present for the deposition were trying to get Vindman to reveal the identity of the whistleblower.

"What the Republicans are trying to do very clearly in their questioning is try to front door or back door Lt. Col. Vindman into revealing who the whistleblower is, even though in his testimony he says he doesn't he didn't know," she said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airborne; coup; democrats; impeachment; infantryman; purpleheart; ranger; ukraine; vindman
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To: SeekAndFind

Did this impeachment inquiry stop the investigation of election interference by Ukraine?


41 posted on 10/29/2019 11:32:13 AM PDT by greenishness
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To: SeekAndFind
The Republicans are doing an excellent job this morning. Jordan, Collins, and others are out making the same points
42 posted on 10/29/2019 11:33:20 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: SeekAndFind

So another anti-trumped or Dem disagrees with Donald Trump and wants him impeached.

Shocked. I’m shocked.

Hardly high crimes and misdemeanor stuff. Get a life, Nancy.


43 posted on 10/29/2019 11:33:21 AM PDT by Baldwin77 (They hated Reagan too ! TRUMP TOUGH - AMERICA STRONG)
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To: SeekAndFind

Why does Mulvaney allow these Asshat traitors in the room with the president in the first place?


44 posted on 10/29/2019 11:35:11 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: MNJohnnie

what do you mean? That if he took the oath he violated his military oath?


45 posted on 10/29/2019 11:35:59 AM PDT by RWGinger (Does anyone else really)
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To: Artcore

Liz Cheney says it’s disgraceful anyone should question his integrity. After all he served in combat and won a metal and of course that makes him immune to any scrutiny. Cheney apparently thinks anyone who serves in the military is beyond reproach. The military is full of liberal democrats who will say anything to get attention. Most are sleaseball general officers.


46 posted on 10/29/2019 11:39:11 AM PDT by NKP_Vet ("Man without God descends into madness”)
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To: SeekAndFind

“extremely, extremely, extremely disturbing”

i.e. he gave them nothing.


47 posted on 10/29/2019 11:41:53 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: SeekAndFind

Point of information, we don’t actually have a transcript, we have a rendition, and it’s also not of the entire call.


48 posted on 10/29/2019 11:42:22 AM PDT by babble-on
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To: SeekAndFind

“actually filled in more of the puzzle pieces.”

i.e. now we know why this is a complete waste of time.


49 posted on 10/29/2019 11:42:36 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: SeekAndFind

Acting House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y, told NBC News she found Vindman’s remarks “extremely, extremely, extremely disturbing” as she left the deposition.
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Whew! Thank goodness she didn’t find them extremely, extremely, extremely, extremely disturbing!


50 posted on 10/29/2019 11:43:10 AM PDT by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
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To: SeekAndFind

I read this article and noticed a key point: Apparently the Republicans present had nothing to say.


51 posted on 10/29/2019 11:43:32 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: SeekAndFind

What are you going to believe? The official transcript or a traitorous Ukrainian scumbag?


52 posted on 10/29/2019 11:45:24 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Artcore

Since when is “opinion” evidence.


53 posted on 10/29/2019 11:46:31 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: NKP_Vet
Cheney apparently thinks anyone who serves in the military is beyond reproach.
Lee Harvey Oswald was in the military. So was Tim McVeigh. Also Nidal Hasan the Ft Hood shooter. Just sayin, Dizzy Lizzie
54 posted on 10/29/2019 11:48:16 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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To: RWGinger

IF his testimony was sworn in testimony, and not just more garbage fake narrative pushing by the Democrat Fascists Party, he perjured himself

If he perjured himself he violated his Enlistment Oath.

I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.


55 posted on 10/29/2019 11:48:54 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: SeekAndFind

They wanted to continue investigations after the Mueller report didn’t reveal anything. It’s all they care about, this is just a means to an end - being able to endlessly subpoena and “investigate” until they think they have something. It’s quite clearly a violation of due process, we don’t do fishing investigations but they’re doing it under the umbrella of “impeachment inquiry” - even though it has no backing by the rest of Congress or evidence of a crime.

They need to be charged with abuse of power. If this stands then all future POTUS’s can be impeached on day one by the other party. Republican Congress members should just begin “impeachment inquiries” into Pelosi and Schiff. It holds as much weight, which is none - but highlights the idiocy of it all.

What is most absurd though, every single politician engages in “quid pro quo” and has done since dirt. The hypocrisy is astonishing. Why on earth do we give any foreign government money if there’s no expectation of something in return? It’s all just dumb.


56 posted on 10/29/2019 11:49:20 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: SeekAndFind
Well, we can add "Fake Concern" to the list of manipulative language that the Democrat-Media Party is using to propagandize their pawns:
  1. Fake news
  2. Fake outrage
  3. Fake concern
  4. ...

57 posted on 10/29/2019 11:49:21 AM PDT by Prolixus (In all seriousness:)
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To: kaehurowing

No law, this guy in his opening letter which was published a few days ago basically said “I did not FEEL this was right” I get it, how he feels is more important than what happened, what was said, and frankly, who gives a flying firecracker what this guy feels. An LTC no less. An LTC in DC or at the pentagon is the equal of a bag carrier. Elsewhere, we would call him an REMF.


58 posted on 10/29/2019 11:49:41 AM PDT by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: cuban leaf

Are there any Republican present? Were they allowed to say anything?

We don’t know since all this is being staged in a fake hidden kangaroo court.


59 posted on 10/29/2019 11:49:54 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: Mouton

Well... it’s all about FEEEELLlllings.


60 posted on 10/29/2019 11:51:34 AM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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