Posted on 02/02/2022 5:42:40 PM PST by Albion Wilde
Former impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman filed suit against key Donald Trump allies – including Donald Trump. Jr. and lawyer Rudy Giuliani – charging them with having falsely attacked his loyalty to the U.S. and punishing him for his testimony.
Vindman, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, also lashed out at the defendants in an op-ed, where he cited his removal from the White House National Security Council and a delay in his Army promotion.
'I was attacked in a way calculated to inflict maximum personal and professional damage likely in order to prevent me from testifying or to punish me for doing so. In this country, that violates the law,' he writes.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
O6 and up should be all cashiered when trump takes office again
There was more than just a colonel of truth in that portrayal of Vindman.
As earlier posts have pointed out, he's being supported by the Lincoln Project, from their $millions in donations from all the RINO NeverTrumpers in the universe.
Lincoln Project still exists? What’s their mission statement now? To butt-ream as many boys as they can? Shouldn’t they merge with Nambla?
Source: Twitchy
She was a bear.
And she actually gave a respectable performance.
I’m a sucker for actually knowing the details of the suit before making any comments.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21195698-vindman?ftag=MSF0951a18
The suit does claim that he followed proper channels and that he did disclose the job offers... I imagine that remains to be seen.
Vindman said he talked to a "properly cleared individual with a need to know"
Nunes: Adam Schiff was coaching Alexander Vindman throughout his testimony
The attitude in that picture is revolting.
"By design, defamation law makes intentional, malicious lying an expensive habit, but this works only if people are willing to bring civil cases against the peddlers of disinformation...Even after leaving the Army, I rationalized inaction, thinking that litigation against these media outlets and individuals would paint me as litigious and seeking personal gain. This was a mistake. Now, I propose a different solution: Legal action must be taken to rein in the right-wing media apparatus...More recently, voting technology companies Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic have filed billion-dollar defamation lawsuits against Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani...I wish I had taken similar action, and I hope others will."
"Under the law, any act in furtherance of the right of advocacy on issues of public interest will be protected. Such acts include any written or oral statement made in connection with an issue under consideration or review by a legislative, executive, or judicial body, or any other official proceeding authorized by law; or in a place open to the public or a public forum in connection with an issue of public interest.In addition, any other expression, or expressive conduct, that involves petitioning the government, or communicating views to members of the public in connection with an issue of public interest, is protected."
There is only one way to handle these Fellow Travelers so they are never heard from again...has to start happening.
“My bet is that aroud 99.9999999999% of Army personnel think that he is a talking asshole.”
Who Chow Hound?
The POS stole rations from enlisted personel during Ranger School.
The guy IS Frank Burns of MASH!! You can just tell what a pain in the ass he is!!
I was always fond of keel-hauling.
All questions that could have and should have been asked by the GOP controlled Senate. Had they done that President Trump likely never would have been impeached because the Ukraine impeachment hoax would have been delayed and run into Chicom flu season.
Even the few that have broken links or other irregularities still have comments full of insight, humor and/or pictures:
2/2/22: Impeachment witness Col. Alexander Vindman sues Don Jr. and Rudy Giuliani accusing them of falsely portraying him as a SPY, disloyal to the United States and a 'politically motivated saboteur' —DailyMail, Geoff Earle2/2/22: Star witness in Ukraine impeachment saga sues Trump allies and alleges conspiracy to intimidate him (Vindman): —CNN, Katelyn Polantz
9/14/21: This Really Happened —Conservative Treehouse, Sundance
9/4/21: 'Sit Down and Shut Up': Alexander Vindman Fires Back at Ohio Republican Over Afghan (yes that Vindman) —Newsweek/MSN, Christina Zhao
8/3/21: WATCH: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Alexander Vindman tell Americans: “Screw your freedoms” —Twitter, Jack Posobiec
8/3/21: Impeachment witness Vindman: If Trump had been removed, 600,000 Americans wouldn't have died of COVID —Fox News, Brian Flood
8/1/21: Alexander Vindman Stomps His Little Feet When Americans Show They Don't Care About His Book —Red State, Nick Arama
3/17/21: Biden Promotes Useful Idiot Who Failed to Take Down 45 —[blog], Diogenes Sarcastica
3/16/21: Brother of Impeachment Witness Lt. Col. Alex Vindman Says He’s Been Promoted to Army Colonel —Breitbart, Kristina Wong
3/16/21: Lt. Col. Vindman unveils plan to silence 'right-wing' media Contends he was target of 'comprehensive defamation campaign' —WorldNetDaily, Bob Unruh
3/16/21: He’s Ba-ack! Former Soviet Alexander Vindman Wants Conservative Media Sued to Shut Down Opposing Views —GatewayPundit, Jim Hoft
10/17/20: Trump ‘Came After Our Family,’ Says Alexander Vindman’s Angry Wife In Lincoln Project Ad —Huffington Post, Mary Papenfuss
9/15/20: “Never-Trumper” Vindman tells Atlantic editor: Trump is Putin’s “Useful Idiot” —Byberry, Frank Bojazi
9/14/20: Impeachment witness Alexander Vindman calls Trump Putin's 'useful idiot' —The Hill, Zack Budryk
9/14/20: Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg Asks Alexander Vindman If Trump is Russian ‘Asset’ —Breitbart, Joel B. Pollak
9/14/20: Trump impeachment witness Alexander Vindman joins Perry World House for 2020-2021 year (U of Pennsylvania) —DP (Penn student newspaper)
9/10/20: Byron York: Lt. Col. Vindman was the original source of Ukraine Investigation —saracarter.com, Sara Carter
9/8/20: Vindman, Not Whistleblower, Was Driving Force Behind Impeachment —The Federalist, Mollie Hemingway
9/1/20: Alexander Vindman, key impeachment inquiry witness, says nation's values are threatened under Trump —CBS, Grace Segers
9/1/20: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman retires, cites 'bullying' by Trump after impeachment testimony —USA Today, Tom Vanden Brook
7/25/20: Vindman tweets on anniversary of Trump's call with Zelensky that led to impeachment —MSN, Nicky Robertson
7/8/20: Tammy Duckworth to Keep Hold on 1,123 Military Promotions Despite Vindman’s Retirement —Breitbart, Kristina Wong
7/8/20: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman retires, citing campaign of ‘bullying’ and ‘retaliation’ by Trump after impeachment testimony —Washington Post, Missy Ryan
7/8/20: Alexander Vindman, key impeachment inquiry witness, to retire from the military —CBSNews, Grace Segers
6/29/20: Ukraine whistleblower lawyer threatens suit against Trump over ICC sanctions —NYPost, Steven Nelson
7/8/20: Breaking — Andrew Vindman retires from military… —CitizenFreePress [article expired; 128 comments]
7/3/20: Duckworth to Block Promotions for 1,123 Military Officers Unless Esper Promotes Vindman —Breitbart, Kristina Wong
7/2/20: Duckworth vows to block over 1,000 military confirmations until Pentagon proves Vindman will be promoted —FoxNews, Louis Casiano
6/18/20: Role in Trump’s impeachment casts shadow over Army officer’s promotion —Washington Post; Harris, Ryan, Dawsey, Miller
6/16/20: Pentagon official who questioned Trump's Ukraine aid freeze resigns —The Hill, Ellen Mitchell
2/20/20: More than 1,000 veterans speak out against Trump's 'sustained attacks' on Vindman —The Hill, Justin Wise
2/14/20: Army will not investigate Vindman, despite Trump calling for disciplinary action —Trending Views, Frank Bojazi
2/13/20: John Kelly Finally Lets Loose on Trump —The Atlantic, Peter Nicolas
2/11/20: “We’re not some banana republic where lieutenant colonels get together and decide what the policy is or should be" —YahooNews, Sean Naylor (quotes Nat Sec Advisor Robert O’Brien)
2/14/20: No investigations of ousted White House aide Vindman: U.S. Army secretary —Reuters, staff
2/11/20: Medal of Honor Recipient Leroy Petry Defends Trump’s Firing of Vindman —Breitbart, Kristina Wong
2/12/20: Trump Hints That Vindman May Face Disciplinary Action From Pentagon —FoxNews video, Lindsay Graham
2/11/20: Trump suggests military should consider additional discipline for Vindman —The Hill, Brett Samuels
2/11/20: Why Trump Was Absolutely Right To Boot Alex Vindman —The Federalist, Adam Mill
2/10/20: Schumer calls on inspectors general to investigate retaliation against whistleblowers —CBSNews, Melissa Quinn
2/10/20: Lt. Col. Vindman is part of this summer's incoming U.S. Army War College class —The Sentinel, staff
2/10/20: Devin Nunes warns Democrats may be concocting new Trump 'hoax,' says Vindman's ouster was long overdue —FoxNews, Talia Kaplan
2/10/20: Bergdahl, Manning, Vindman: Heroes of the Progressive Socialist Left —CNSNews, Allen West
2/10/20: Bigger than Vindman: Trump scrubs 70 Obama holdovers from NSC..... —Washington Examiner, Paul Bedard
2/9/20: Lindsey Graham: Trump ousting of Vindman 'was justified' —Washington Examiner, Dominick Mastrangelo
2/8/20: Donald Trump attacks 'very insubordinate' impeachment witness Lt. Col Alexander Vindman after kicking him out of the White House, puts his Army rank in quotes and says he was given 'horrendous' reports from superiors —DailyMail; Griffith, Court, Goodin
2/7/20: Biden Urges Debate Audience to Give Alexander Vindman Standing Ovation —Breitbart, Joshua Caplan
2/8/20: Pelosi 'stunned' by White House firing of 'patriotic' Alexander Vindman —Washington Examiner, Andrew Mark Miller
2/8/20: Vindman ’Escorted’ From White House, Appeals Court Dismisses Emoluments Case —NBCNews, [video]
2/8/20: Removing Everyone Named Vindman From the NSC is a Good Start —DBDailyUpdate, David Blackmon
2/7/20: 'Crack investigation': Don Trump Jr. mocks Schiff for 'unearthing who all needed to be fired' —Washington Examiner, Spencer Neale
2/7/20: Just Hours After Firing Alexander Vindman Trump Removes Another Swamp Creature – Nancy Pelosi Responds —RightJournalism, Alex D.
2/7/20: Vindman is not a traitor. He's worse. —FR Vanity, Extremely Extreme Extremist
2/7/20: Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure (press asks redundant questions about Mulvaney, Vindman) —Whitehouse.gov (click to search archives)
2/7/20: Trump Fires Gordon Sondland Hours After Dismissing Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman —NYTimes; Baker, Haberman, Hakim, Schmidt
2/7/20: Alexander Vindman, Army Officer Who Testified Against Trump, Escorted Out Of White House —Huffington Post; Visser, Herreria
2/7/20: Impeachment witness Vindman fired, escorted out of White House after Trump acquittal. —FoxNews, John Roberts, Brooke Singman
2/7/20: Report: White House Fires Alexander Vindman —Breitbart, Joshua Caplan
2/7/20: Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman Will Be Transferred From the White House —NYTimes; Haberman, Baker
2/7/20: White House Set To Remove Army Officer From NSC Who Testified In Impeachment Inquiry —Huffington Post, Nick Visser
2/6/20: REPORT: Trump Administration Will Remove Anti-Trump Deep State Operative Alex Vindman from NSC Following His Role in Sham Impeachment —GatewayPundit, Jim Hoft
2/6/20: Breaking – Coup plotter Colonel Vindman could be fired tomorrow. Developing —CitizenFreePress [article expired; 74 comments]
2/6/20: Breaking – Coup plotter Colonel Vindman could be fired tomorrow… Developing… —CitizenFreePress [article expired; 67 comments]
1/31/20: Hindsight Folks, Hindsight – Compare the Vindman, Ciaramella, Misko, McCord and Atkinson Network To Pelosi’s Rule Changes… —Conservative Treehouse, Sundance
1/31/20: The Vindman Twins Are Creatures of John Bolton —American Greatness, Joseph Duggan
1/27/20: Vindman's Twin Brother Is in Charge of NSC's Process Reviewing Book Approvals-Would Include John Bolton's Book —Gateway Pundit, Cristina Laila
1/27/20: Report: Alexander Vindman’s Brother, Yevgeny.. Reviewed Bolton Book at NSC —American Greatness, Debra Heine
1/26/20: Source: Alexander Vindman’s Brother, Yevgeny, Clears Publications by NSC Officials —Breitbart; Joel Pollak, Kristina Wong
1/27/20: Source: Alexander Vindman's Brother May Have Leaked Bolton Manuscript —Breitbart; Joel Pollak, Kristina Wong
1/24/20: Blackburn Doubles Down on Vindman Comments After His Attorney Blasts Her For 'Defamatory Tweets' —Townhall, Leah Barkoukis
1/23/20: Dem impeachment witness Vindman unloads on Blackburn as Dems wrap 3rd day of Trump's trial —FoxNews, Gregg Re
1/22/20: Exclusive–Trump Super PAC Releases ‘Witch Hunt’ Timeline —Breitbart, Charlie Spierling
1/22/20: Vindman and Ciaramella: Let’s take Trump out “by any means necessary” —Flopping Aces, Dr John
1/10/20: Intelligence Community’s Inspector General Is the Link Between FISAgate and Impeachment —American Greatness, Julie Kelly
11/24/19: Lt. Col. Vindman: A Poor Man's George Soros —FR vanity, DIRTYSECRET
11/23/19: BREAKING: Anti-Trump CIA ‘Whistleblower’ Ciaramella Panicked After Caught Lying on ICIG Complaint... —GatewayPundit, Jim Hoft
11/23/19: Responding to Lt. Col. Vindman about my Ukraine columns … with the facts —JohnSolomonReports, John Solomon [article suppressed; 50 comments]
11/22/19: Responding to Lt. Col. Vindman about my Ukraine columns … with the facts —JohnSolomonReports, John Solomon [article suppressed; 43 comments]
11/22/19: ‘OMG that’s amazing’: GQ issues one hell of a correction to article about Lt. Col. Vindman —Twitchy/GQ, Jake Maccoby [meme; 155 comments]
11/22/19: Fiona Hill, Alexander Vindman and the problem of dual citizenship —American Thinker, Monica Showalter
11/20/19: SEAL Who Shot Bin Laden Trashes Vindman as 'Operative with an Agenda' —Western Journal, Jared Harris
11/20/19: Vis à Vis Vindman, Morning Joe Gets Sudden Case of Hero Worship —Newsbusters, Mark Finkelstein
11/20/19: “Chow Thief” – Rangers Wanted Alexander Vindman Removed from Ranger School —cernovich.com, Mike Cernovich
11/20/19: Vindman trashed by military officers for ‘rank checking’… ‘Douchebag Move’ —CitizenFreePress [broken link; 74 comments]
11/20/19: Ten Reasons Vindman’s Testimony Was Bad for Democrats —PJ Media, Matt Margolis
11/20/19: Strange media silence after Vindman testified he was offered job of Ukraine Minister of Defense —American Thinker, Thomas Lifson
11/20/19: Vindman busted for resume enhancement during yesterday’s testimony —American Thinker, Thomas Lifson
11/20/19: Alexander Vindman condemned himself in his impeachment testimony —NY Post, Josh Hammer
11/19/19: Vindman Broke Chain of Command to Get Word Out of Trump-Zelensky Call —Western Journal, Randy DeSoto
11/19/19: Morrison, Volker undercut claims of 'quid pro quo,' 'bribery' and 'cover-up' —FoxNews, Gregg Re, Alex Pappas
11/19/19: A Bad Day for the Bidens —EIB, Rush Limbaugh
11/19/19:Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman Outs Himself as Source for CIA Whistleblower Complaint (Video)…. —Conservative Treehouse, Sundance
11/19/19: Breitbart, Kristina WongWar Heroes Bash Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman: ‘Operative,’ ‘Disgrace’ —Breitbart, Kristina Wong
11/19/19: Schiff scrambles to stop whistleblower from being named, after Vindman reveals intel contact —FoxNews, Tyler Olson
11/19/19: Army to Move Vindman Family Onto Base if They’re in ‘Physical Danger’ After Impeachment Testimony —MEDIAite, Tommy Christopher
11/19/19: Impeachment Witness Destroys the Credibility of Alexander Vindman in Under Two Minutes —100percentfedup, Leisa Audette
11/19/19: Sean Davis: ‘Vindman is the leaker’ and he ‘lied last month’ —Twitchy, Sean Davis
11/19/19: Vindman's Family: 5 fast facts you need to know-Plus 2 —Heavy, Jessica McBride
11/19/19: Alexander Vindman Admits Making up Parts of Trump Call Summary —Breitbart, Charlie Spiering
11/19/19: Jordan figured out a key part of Vindman's game... —Twitter, Sean Davis
11/19/19: Vindman Just Lied Under Oath… —CitizenFreePress [broken link; 94 comments]
11/19/19: Army Providing Security for Vindman During Probe —Military.com [article suppressed; 60 comments]
11/19/19: Vindman says Ukrainians offered him defense minister position —The Guardian, Joan Greve
11/19/19: Vindman said he talked to a "properly cleared individual with a need to know" —Twitter, Shem Horne [tweet removed; 76 comments]
11/19/19: US Army prepared to move Vindman to secure location: report (Oh the drama!) —The Hill, Justine Coleman
11/19/19: Live Thread - Impeachment Hearings 11/19/2019 —PBS [video on YouTube; 781 comments]
11/18/19: Steve Bannon tried to boot alleged whistleblower Eric Ciaramella from White House —Washington Examiner, Jerry Dunleavy
11/18/19: Sen. Ron Johnson's Letter to Nunes and Jordon Regarding Vindman —Conservative Treehouse, Sen. Ron Johnson
11/18/19: NSC's Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman: 'I'm responsible for Ukraine. I'm the most knowledgeable' —Washington Times, Rowan Scarborough
11/16/19: Ukraine whistleblower may have liaised with Vindman over Trump call< —Washington Examiner, Carlin Becker
11/15/19: Trump reportedly overheard asking EU ambassador if Ukraine's president was 'going to do the invest' —The Week, Tim O’Donnell
11/12/19: Lt. Col. Alex Vindman Is Living, Breathing Proof That The Deep State Exists, And It Is Corrupt —The Federalist, Jim Hanson
11/11/19: ANALYSIS: Democrats have a Colonel Vindman problem —Washington Examiner, Byron York
11/11/19: Dobbs and Fitton Discuss Vindman’s “Deep State” Coup Effort…. —Conservative Treehouse, Sundance
11/10/19: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a top witness in the House impeachment inquiry, will be removed... —Twitter, Alex Salvi [224 comments]
11/10/19: HUGE! Schiff Witness Vindman Testified that He “Thought” President’s “Policy” Was Wrong So He... —Gateway Pundit, Joe Hoft
11/8/19: Fellow soldiers 'slam Vindman' for testifying in uniform... —Washington Examiner, Russ Read [original title: Pushing a coup; 38 comments]
11/8/19: 'A bad look': Vindman's testimony while in uniform divides military community —Washington Examiner, Russ Read [original title: Pushing a coup; 85 comments]
11/8/19: What Democrats’ next witness, Alexander Vindman, really has to say —NYPost, Betsy McCaughey
11/8/19: House Democrats Drop Transcript of Testimony by Alexander Vindman —DeepClips [site defunct; 33 comments]
11/8/19: Vindman, Zaid, Schiff: Foul Birds of an Ugly Feather —American Thinker, Rabbi Aryeh Spero
11/6/19: So Vindman was ridiculing 'rednecks' and sneering about American exceptionalism to Russian officers? —American Thinker, Monica Showalter
11/5/19: Vindman turned on, and turned in, the president —Lowell Sun, Peter Lucas
11/4/19: ‘Witness’ Vindman Was Given Instructions By Corrupt State Department In Ukraine —CDMedia, staff
11/3/19: Schiff’s Top Witness, Alex Vindman, Was Reprimanded for Partisan Behavior in Military —Beltway Report, Steven Ahle
11/3/19: Schiff has made a fatal error —Flopping Aces, Dr John
11/3/19: Trump Promises to Expose Alexander Vindman “Real Soon” —DBDailyUpdate, David Blackmon
11/2/19: Military Official Who Worked with Top Schiff Witness Alex Vindman Reprimanded Him —GatewayPundit, Jim Hoft
11/1/19: Vindman’s identical twin may be called to testify in impeachment probe —NY Post, Yaron Steinbuch
11/1/19: Lieutenant Colonel Who Worked With Schiff Witness... —waynedupree.com, Missy Crane [34 comments]
11/1/19: Report: Lieutenant Colonel Who Worked With Schiff Witness Vindman Says He Verbally Reprimanded —waynedupree.com, Missy Crane [+34 comments]
11/1/19: Testimony: White House lawyer told Vindman not to discuss Ukraine call —Politico, Natasha Bertrand
11/1/19: Alex Vindman’s Impeachment Testimony Completely Rested On His Personal Opinions —The Federalist, John Lucas
10/31/19: Tweets of Retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Jim Hickman regarding LTC Alex Vindman —Twitter
10/31/19: White House official on Ukraine call wasn't concerned "anything illegal" occurred —CBS; Farhi, Watson and Becket
10/31/19: The Beltway's 'Whistleblower' Furor Obsesses Over One Name —Real Clear Investigations, Paul Sperry
10/31/19: Why Is Lt. Col. Vindman a War Hero but General Flynn a Traitor? —American Thinker, Daniel John Sobieski
10/30/19: HE’S A ONE-MAN UKRAINIAN LOBBY! —anncoulter.com, Ann Coulter
10/30/19: The Memo: After Vindman, GOP anxiety deepens (Barf) —The Hill, Niall Stanage
10/30/19: Nunes: Adam Schiff was coaching Alexander Vindman throughout his testimony —saracarter.com, staff [article suppressed; 69 comments]
10/30/19: VIDEO: Vindman Confirms that Ukraine Call Transcript Is... ACCURATE! —DummieFunnies, [vanity, PJ-Comix]
10/30/19: Another impeachment witness who's not exactly unimpeachable —American Thinker, Monica Showalter
10/30/19: What Everyone Should Know About Alexander Vindman —DBDailyUpdate, David Blackmon
10/29/19: Jeb Bush: Liz Cheney:It Is Shameful to Question the Patriotism of Vindman,Other Impeachment Witnesses —Twitter, Jeb Bush
10/29/19: Vindman Shared Classified Read-Outs --When Jim Jordan Asked Who, Schiff SHUT DOWN Questioning —GatewayPundit; Jim Hoft
10/29/19: Liz Cheney condemns attacks on Vindman's patriotism —The Hill, Juliegrace Brufke
10/29/19: Trump attacks on Vindman trigger backlash (Oh the horror.) —The Hill; Morgan Chalfant and Brett Samuels
10/29/19: Alexander Vindman Was “Concerned.” So What? —DBDailyUpdate, David Blackmon
10/29/19: 'Extremely disturbing': Democrats alarmed over Lt. Col. Vindman's testimony on Trump-Ukraine call —NBCNews, Alex Wong
10/29/19: MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace Bashes ‘Chicken$#*+’ Pro-Trump Pundits for Smearing Vindman —DailyBeast, Justin Baragona
10/29/19: Alexander Vindman: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know —Heavy, Caroline Burke
10/29/19: NSC Official Alex Vindman Testifies in Full Military Uniform [tr] —Breitbart, Kristina Wong
10/29/19: Donald Trump blasts impeachment witness as 'Never Trumper' who he's 'never even heard of' as... —DailyMail, David Martosko and Leah McDonald
10/28/19: A US Army Officer Reported Concerns Over the White House and Ukraine (Janitor Next Witness) —Military.com [article suppressed; 28 comments]
10/28/19: Army officer to tell investigators he twice reported concerns over Trump's Ukraine dealings —The Hill, staff
Rush Limbaugh made hilarious fun of this clown.
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