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Showing Original Post only (View all)Breaking - Testimony: White House lawyer (Eisenberg) told Vindman not to discuss Ukraine call [View all]
https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2019/11/01/white-house-vindman-ukraine-call-063892The senior White House lawyer who placed a record of President Donald Trumps July 25 call with Ukraines president in a top-secret system also instructed at least one official who heard the call not to tell anyone about it, according to testimony heard by House impeachment investigators this week.
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Eisenberg recorded Vindmans complaints in notes on a yellow legal pad, then conferred with his deputy Michael Ellis about how to handle the conversation because it was clearly sensitive, Vindman testified. The lawyers then decided to move the record of the call into the NSCs top-secret codeword systema server normally used to store highly classified material that only a small group of officials can access.
Vindman did not consider the move itself as evidence of a cover-up, according to a person familiar with his testimony. But he said he became disturbed when, a few days later, Eisenberg instructed him not to tell anyone about the callespecially because it was Vindmans job to coordinate the interagency process with regard to Ukraine policy.
Eisenbergs decision to move the call record to the codeword system following his conversation with Vindman was first reported by The Washington Post. But Eisenbergs subsequent request that Vindman not disclose the content of the call to anyone has not been previously reported.
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Eisenberg recorded Vindmans complaints in notes on a yellow legal pad, then conferred with his deputy Michael Ellis about how to handle the conversation because it was clearly sensitive, Vindman testified. The lawyers then decided to move the record of the call into the NSCs top-secret codeword systema server normally used to store highly classified material that only a small group of officials can access.
Vindman did not consider the move itself as evidence of a cover-up, according to a person familiar with his testimony. But he said he became disturbed when, a few days later, Eisenberg instructed him not to tell anyone about the callespecially because it was Vindmans job to coordinate the interagency process with regard to Ukraine policy.
Eisenbergs decision to move the call record to the codeword system following his conversation with Vindman was first reported by The Washington Post. But Eisenbergs subsequent request that Vindman not disclose the content of the call to anyone has not been previously reported.
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Breaking - Testimony: White House lawyer (Eisenberg) told Vindman not to discuss Ukraine call [View all]
Roland99
Nov 2019
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K&R, Another one of Trump associated lawyers needs a lawyer. Trump is stupid, he could've done the
uponit7771
Nov 2019
#1
So does that mean we can't know both how fast Trump will be impeached
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2019
#6
I got it, even though I am a literature person, so should be *uncertain*--but I read a lot of SF. nt
tblue37
Nov 2019
#11
YEAH - msnbc keeps saying he's going to give deposition on Monday, but I can't find confirmation
Leghorn21
Nov 2019
#4
Oh come on! Just haul that ahole in front of the bar for multiple ethics violations
infullview
Nov 2019
#14
Does this mean that they can't get back into it and mess with evidence without NSC cooperation?
NBachers
Nov 2019
#22
What sort of actions can the ABA or locals take against all these lawyers who evade the law
Karadeniz
Nov 2019
#23