Anti-Trump Witness, Alexander Vindman, Has Been Fired

What goes around comes around.

Anti-Trump impeachment witness Alexander Vindman and his brother were seen being escorted out of the White House.

News — Lt. Col. Vindman was just escorted out of the White House by security and told his services were no longer needed.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 7, 2020

For those who didn’t watch the impeachment snoozefest, Alexander Vindman was accused of being coached by Adam Schiff during his testimony.

Zero Hedge reports:

Rep. Devin Nunes claims that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff was coaching Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, the director of European affairs at the National Security Council (NSC), as he told House committees that he “did not think it was proper” for President Trump to ask Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky to investigate former VP Joe Biden during a July 25 phone call.

“I have never in my life seen anything like what happened today, during the testimony of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman,” Nunes told Fox News’ “Hannity.”

“It was unprecedented,” Nunes continued. “I mean, they’ve been bad at most of these depositions, but to interrupt us continually to coach the witness, to decide… what we’re going to be able to ask the witness.”

Schiff’s “questioning” of Vindman can be found here:

Representative Jordan had the opportunity to question Vindman during the hearings. Jordan discovered that Vindman spoke with an attorney after the phone call and instead of expressing his concern through the appropriate chain of command.

CNN had more on the firing:

An adviser to Trump said the firings of the major impeachment witnesses was meant to send a message that siding against the President will not be tolerated.

“Flushing out the pipes,” the adviser told CNN. “It was necessary.”

Vindman was pushed out of his role Friday months earlier than expected, according to a statement from his attorney. Vindman was not slated to leave until July, but had been telling colleagues in recent weeks he would likely leave soon.

Sondland said in a statement Friday that he is being recalled from his post.

“I was advised today that the President intends to recall me effective immediately as United States Ambassador to the European Union,” Sondland said. “I am grateful to President Trump for having given me the opportunity to serve, to Secretary Pompeo for his consistent support, and to the exceptional and dedicated professionals at the U.S. Mission to the European Union. I am proud of our accomplishments. Our work here has been the highlight of my career.”

The dismissals appear to be retribution for Vindman and Sondland’s explosive testimonies to the House impeachment probe late last year, both of which were done under subpoena. The duo gave some of the most damning testimony to House impeachment investigators during last fall’s public hearings and quickly became targets for Trump’s supporters, both inside and outside of government. The firings come two days after the Senate voted to acquit Trump on two articles of impeachment in votes that were largely along party lines.

Trump had continued to fume privately about Vindman’s testimony during the impeachment inquiry and foreshadowed his dismissal earlier Friday.

“Well, I’m not happy with him,” Trump said. “You think I’m supposed to be happy with him? I’m not.”

Even more alarmingly, the New York Times revealed that Ukraine sought Vindman out to counter Trump’s foreign policy.

That raises the question: why would a foreign nation think that Vindman would be willing to help their goals?

The NYT reported:

His heritage gave Colonel Vindman, who is fluent in both Ukrainian and Russian, unique insight into Mr. Trump’s pressure campaign; on numerous occasions, Ukrainian officials sought him out for advice about how to deal with Mr. Giuliani.

Naturally, the media and the Democrats will accuse Trump of extracting “revenge.”

But let’s be honest, this is just another campaign promise that has been kept.

Drain the swamp!