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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
Posted on 02/07/2020 3:59:49 PM PST by 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 presidents 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 Vindmans dismissal. He expressed gratitude to Mr. Trump for having given me the opportunity to serve.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alexandervindman; braking; burisma; ericciaramella; europeanunion; goneforever; gordondsondland; impeachment; nsc; sondland; trump; ukraine; vindman; winning; yourefired
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To: caww
just imagine all of the heads that are currently exploding at all of the enemedia networks along with tomorrow’s headlines...
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posted on
02/07/2020 4:48:32 PM PST
by
heavy metal
(truth trumps lies...)
To: Chode
142
posted on
02/07/2020 4:48:34 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
To: grayboots
......and theres NOTHING Schittforbrains can do about this LMAO.
To: conservative98
To: samadams2000
Fire 1/3 of all government workers based in DCping
145
posted on
02/07/2020 4:53:42 PM PST
by
alrea
To: newzjunkey
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.
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posted on
02/07/2020 4:54:15 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
("In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey.")
To: bantam
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 .....
147
posted on
02/07/2020 4:55:35 PM PST
by
caww
To: grayboots
“campaign of retribution”
NYT Drama Queens reporting.
148
posted on
02/07/2020 4:56:02 PM PST
by
kanawa
((Trump Loves a Great Deal (NorthernSentinel)))
To: grayboots
Day of the knives. Love it.
149
posted on
02/07/2020 4:56:32 PM PST
by
chuckee
To: heavy metal
just imagine all of the heads that are currently exploding at all of the enemedia networks along with tomorrows headlines...Their inevitable closing is that much sooner.
150
posted on
02/07/2020 4:57:40 PM PST
by
alrea
To: grey_whiskers
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posted on
02/07/2020 4:57:50 PM PST
by
Chode
(Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
To: djstex
Maybe Wray will go shortly after DJT is re-elected.
To: BobL
good idea. Adak would be ideal for the State Department.
153
posted on
02/07/2020 5:00:56 PM PST
by
Afterguard
(Deplorable me!)
To: grayboots
Today I settled all family business
154
posted on
02/07/2020 5:04:34 PM PST
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Trump didnÂ’t want an AG, he wanted a consigliere.)
To: grania
155
posted on
02/07/2020 5:07:02 PM PST
by
Stayfree
(Liberalism is an incurable mental disease caused by stupidity and ignorance!)
To: gov_bean_ counter
Watch,, jobs await at the lefty networks.
156
posted on
02/07/2020 5:07:20 PM PST
by
doosee
(Captain, we are approaching a new level of Hell.)
To: Sans-Culotte
***NO***. Do NOT give those communist backstabber Democrats ANY ammo to equate our President to the evil of NAZI Germany.
157
posted on
02/07/2020 5:07:41 PM PST
by
Spacetrucker
(George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
To: lodi90
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?
To: Candor7
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posted on
02/07/2020 5:09:35 PM PST
by
DivineMomentsOfTruth
("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
To: grayboots
Who didn’t see this coming? Anyone? Anyone?? Bueller?? Bueller???
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posted on
02/07/2020 5:10:34 PM PST
by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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