Trump Fires Gordon Sondland Hours After Dismissing Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman

NYSlimes ^ | 2/7/2020 | Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman, Danny Hakim and Michael S. Schmidt

[grayboots]

President Trump and his aides wasted little time opening a campaign of retribution against those he blames for his impeachment, firing on Friday two of the most prominent witnesses in the inquiry against him barely 48 hours after the Senate acquitted the president.

Emboldened by his victory and determined to strike back, Mr. Trump fired Gordon D. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, within hours of the White House dismissing Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, a decorated Iraq war veteran who was a Ukraine expert on the National Security Council. Both officials testified to a House committee about the president’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to help him against his domestic political rivals.

“I was advised today that the president intends to recall me effective immediately as United States Ambassador to the European Union,” Mr. Sondland said in a statement just hours after Colonel Vindman’s dismissal. He expressed gratitude to Mr. Trump “for having given me the opportunity to serve.”

[heavy metal]

just imagine all of the heads that are currently exploding at all of the enemedia networks along with tomorrow’s headlines...

[grey_whiskers]

That’s redonkulus.

[RooRoobird20]

......and there’s NOTHING Schittforbrains can do about this LMAO.

[MuttTheHoople]

[alrea]

Fire 1/3 of all government workers based in DC

ping

[Alberta's Child]

More importantly, they testified about second-hand information that had no evidentiary value, did not accurately reflect the facts, and was only done to undermine the President.

[caww]

I think he knows he’s got to have replacements ready to go as he clears the swampsters out. I like how he’s handling it. He also understands timing these things .....

[kanawa]

“campaign of retribution”

NYT Drama Queens reporting.

[chuckee]

Day of the knives. Love it.

[alrea]

just imagine all of the heads that are currently exploding at all of the enemedia networks along with tomorrow’s headlines...

Their inevitable closing is that much sooner.

[Chode]

100%!!! 8^)

[dandiegirl]

Maybe Wray will go shortly after DJT is re-elected.

[Afterguard]

good idea. Adak would be ideal for the State Department.

[gov_bean_ counter]

“Today I settled all family business”

[Stayfree]

There are a lot more...read this article:

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2020/01/22/whistleblower_was_overheard_in_17_discussing_with_ally_how_to_remove_trump_121701.html

[doosee]

Watch,, jobs await at the lefty networks.

[Spacetrucker]

***NO***. Do NOT give those communist backstabber Democrats ANY ammo to equate our President to the evil of NAZI Germany.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I was confusing NSC and NSA. You are right.

I thought his brother was at NSA, but he is at NSC part of WH.

WTF do I know?

[DivineMomentsOfTruth]

LOLOL!!

[usconservative]

Who didn’t see this coming? Anyone? Anyone?? Bueller?? Bueller???