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babylonsister

(171,036 posts)
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:05 AM Feb 2020

White House Eyes Plan to Purge NSC, Fire Alexander Vindman After Trump's Acquittal: Report

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-eyes-plan-to-purge-nsc-fire-alexander-vindman-after-trumps-acquittal-report-says?ref=home

White House Eyes Plan to Purge NSC, Fire Alexander Vindman After Trump’s Acquittal: Report
REVENGE
Allison Quinn
Updated Feb. 07, 2020 6:45AM ET /
Published Feb. 07, 2020 12:02AM ET


Fresh off President Trump’s impeachment acquittal earlier this week, the White House is reportedly considering a purge of the National Security Council to remove some staff perceived as disloyal to the president—including Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman. Citing three sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg News reports that senior officials were notified Thursday that some staffers would be departing the White House. Among those reportedly on the chopping block is Vindman, the National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert, whose damning testimony about Trump’s “inappropriate” dealings with Ukraine in the impeachment trial sparked a smear campaign against him by Trump allies. According to a source cited by CNN, Vindman has told colleagues he believes he will be leaving the NSC in the next few weeks to go back to the Defense Department, though it was not immediately clear if the move was voluntary. Trump has reportedly expressed anger that Vindman remains on the NSC, and his responsibilities were diminished after his testimony, according to CNN. The White House is said to be keen to make Vindman’s departure look like just part of a wider move to downsize the NSC rather than payback for his impeachment testimony.
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White House Eyes Plan to Purge NSC, Fire Alexander Vindman After Trump's Acquittal: Report (Original Post) babylonsister Feb 2020 OP
Putin would like that. Turbineguy Feb 2020 #1
All Russian dictators have done that and would love that. LastDemocratInSC Feb 2020 #3
they can call it whatever they would like for us to believe bdamomma Feb 2020 #2
Dictator Don..... spanone Feb 2020 #4
Why does he want to downsize the NSC??!!?? secondwind Feb 2020 #5

LastDemocratInSC

(3,646 posts)
3. All Russian dictators have done that and would love that.
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:27 AM
Feb 2020

Loyalty to the czar takes priority to everything else.

bdamomma

(63,803 posts)
2. they can call it whatever they would like for us to believe
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:25 AM
Feb 2020

IT IS PAYBACK. How thuggish of them. Using fear tactics what bastards.

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