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RandySF

(84,329 posts) Mon Oct 28, 2019, 08:54 PM Oct 2019

White House aide will testify that he considered Ukraine call 'damaging'.

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Amy Fiscus
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NEW: Alex Vindman, the first White House aide who listened to Trump’s July call to testify, will tell impeachment investigators he considered Trump’s treatment of Ukraine so damaging to US interests that he twice raised it with superiors
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White House aide will testify that he considered Ukraine call 'damaging'. (Original Post) RandySF Oct 2019 OP

The only thing that will save our country is "human scum." Beakybird Oct 2019 #1

Once again, the question is, who was his superior n/t hibbing Oct 2019 #2

This is as big as Bill Taylor. Maybe bigger... Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #3

Lt. Col. Vindman moondust Oct 2019 #4

Beakybird

(3,397 posts)

1. The only thing that will save our country is "human scum."

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Mon Oct 28, 2019, 09:00 PM

Oct 2019

hibbing

(10,598 posts)

2. Once again, the question is, who was his superior n/t

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Mon Oct 28, 2019, 09:26 PM

Oct 2019

Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts)

3. This is as big as Bill Taylor. Maybe bigger...

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Mon Oct 28, 2019, 09:30 PM

Oct 2019

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moondust

(21,288 posts)

4. Lt. Col. Vindman

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Mon Oct 28, 2019, 09:50 PM

Oct 2019

Rachel read much of his statement. Very well written and credible.

Who were his superiors and what did they do about it? Given his background, I would guess he knew immediately how deadly the consequences of withholding that aid to Ukraine could prove to be.

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