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Army officer to tell investigators he twice reported concerns over Trump's Ukraine dealings
The Hill ^ | 10/28/19 | The Hill staff

Posted on 10/28/2019 8:12:20 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

A high-ranking Army officer and top White House Ukraine expert is expected to tell House investigators Tuesday that he twice raised objections to his superiors about how President Trump and his administration were interacting with Ukraine out of a “sense of duty."

A draft of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's opening statement says he became worried when “outside influencers” were spreading a “false narrative” about Ukraine.

Vindman will testify behind closed doors Tuesday to the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Reform committees. He will be the first official to testify who directly witnessed the July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky that is at the center of the House's impeachment inquiry.

“I did not think it was proper to demand that a foreign government investigate a U.S. citizen, and I was worried about the implications for the U.S. government’s support of Ukraine,” Vindman says in his statement. “I realized that if Ukraine pursued an investigation into the Bidens and Burisma it would likely be interpreted as a partisan play which would undoubtedly result in Ukraine losing the bipartisan support it has thus far maintained.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: 20190725; 2020election; alexandervindman; biden; burisma; clowncar; delaware; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2020; espionage; impeachment; joebiden; joeclowncarbiden; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; smearmachine; spies; spooks; thehill; thehillary; theshill; trump; ukraine; ukrainianspy; vindman
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To: reg45

Peek under the hood on this guy and I bet you find years of Trump hate.


61 posted on 10/28/2019 9:23:07 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: TianaHighrider; redshawk

Darn typos. Oh well. Small phone and sleepy eyes. Good night all.


62 posted on 10/28/2019 9:24:26 PM PDT by TianaHighrider (God bless President Trump)
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To: kvanbrunt2

““I did not think it was proper to demand that a foreign government investigate a U.S. citizen” I agree.”

DU is calling you. The government asks other governments to provide info on criminal activities all the time.


63 posted on 10/28/2019 9:25:17 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (If the Trump Administration doesn't prosecute the coup plotters he loses the election in 2020)
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To: wildcard_redneck

And when he twice reported to his superiors, what did THEY do? Did they simply send him back into the White House, KNOWING he was functioning as a spy, rather than as a supporting staff member?


64 posted on 10/28/2019 9:30:08 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: FlipWilson

Agree. Could be in addition his stunt with the Dems is an attempt to avoid a court martial. Maybe he’s dirty and he knew the jig was up?


65 posted on 10/28/2019 9:31:32 PM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: reg45

I am guessing this LtCol i is facin retirement and is hoping for a swamp job.


66 posted on 10/28/2019 9:35:29 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: oldbill

Yeah I have a friend who retired a full colonel and veteran of every conflict we had up to Afghanistan. Can’t imagine him causing trouble like this. If the crimes were committed overseas (with US taxpayer money) then you ask the foreign government to assist in the investigation. To do otherwise is called corruption.


67 posted on 10/28/2019 9:37:35 PM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant.)
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To: reg45

Vindman “became worried” that his serial child sex-trafficking would be revealed by Trump’s investigators.


68 posted on 10/28/2019 9:42:18 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We CHOSE Trump.)
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To: ryderann
Vindman was afraid that Trump would find out what had been going on between Ukraine and our crooks.

More like Vindman's alleged sex trafficking of preteen girls...

69 posted on 10/28/2019 9:45:34 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We CHOSE Trump.)
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To: yesthatjallen

“”””A high-ranking Army officer and top White House Ukraine expert is expected to tell House investigators Tuesday that he twice raised objections to his superiors about how President Trump and his administration were interacting with Ukraine out of a “sense of duty.”

A draft of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s opening statement says he became worried when “outside influencers” were spreading a “false narrative” about Ukraine. “”””

OMG! Ukrainization of US politics continues.
Why won’t “high-rankin officer” GFH? And court martial needs to help him.


70 posted on 10/28/2019 9:50:34 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: yesthatjallen

Who leaked?


71 posted on 10/28/2019 10:15:14 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
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To: yesthatjallen

Trump is surrounded by traitors. He needs to fire everyone and start fresh.


72 posted on 10/28/2019 10:28:16 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping List)
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To: yesthatjallen
again, nothing there. It's his opinion.

On July 25, 2019, the call occurred. I listened in on the call in the Situation Room with colleagues from the NSC and the office of the Vice President. As the transcript is in the public record, we are all aware of what was said.

I was concerned by the call. I did not think it was proper to demand that a foreign government investigate a U.S. citizen, and I was worried about the implications for the U.S. government’s support of Ukraine.


The transcript screws 'em all up...
73 posted on 10/28/2019 10:32:12 PM PDT by stylin19a (2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: yesthatjallen

well, since the light colonel doesn’t have full knowledge of just what all Ukraine discussions are about, then he should have no government-issued-one-each concerns, especially since his chain-of-command does not include the President reporting to HIM.


74 posted on 10/28/2019 11:07:18 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: blueplum

My thought exactly. Only the janitor didn’t have a word yet.


75 posted on 10/28/2019 11:13:33 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: Ikemeister

Absolutely! My husband served at the Pentagon as an 05 (Lt. Col.), he was given a framed blotter where he sat the coffee filter every day as a going away prank.


76 posted on 10/28/2019 11:22:23 PM PDT by chronicles
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To: yesthatjallen

Sounds like there are still a lot of Obama butt boys hanging out in the military.


77 posted on 10/28/2019 11:41:37 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (You can vote your way into socialism but you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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To: yesthatjallen

This boy wouldn’t know a “sense of duty” if one bit him on the ass.


78 posted on 10/28/2019 11:43:38 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (You can vote your way into socialism but you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Breaking: WE HAVE THE TRANSCRIPT ALREADY!

Can these media morons get any dumber?? https://t.co/LQ15YM8yYX— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) October 29, 2019


79 posted on 10/28/2019 11:48:18 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: reg45

This sounds like bullshit. There were apparently several arms deals made with Ukraine over a period of time, depending on the types of weapons needed. However, there was massive corruption by many in the government from old reds to greedy politicians with no particular political venue.

Burisma is just one of many corrupt businesses in Ukraine that need to be investigated/have hearings about because the Russian connections touched everybody including the Bidens.


80 posted on 10/28/2019 11:58:26 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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