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NSC’s Ukraine Expert Vindman Troubled By Trump’s Perfect Phone Call
Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is about to become a household name. The Purple Heart war veteran in his role as top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council sat in on the infamous “Perfect Phone Call” President Donald Trump claims he had with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zenlensky during their July 25 conversation.
While Trump maintains he and Zenlensky engaged in a simple phone call between heads of state, Vindman is expected to testify before Congress today that he was so troubled by the call that he reported his concerns to the lead counsel at the National Security Council.
According to The New York Times, Vindman’s opening statement today before a congressional committee looking into whether impeachment charges will issue against President Trump will contradict Trump’s impression of his July 25 phone call with Zenlensky.
“I was concerned by the call. I did not think it was proper to demand that a foreign government investigate a U.S. citizen, and I was worried about the implications for the U.S. government’s support of Ukraine,” the Times expects Vindman to tell congress in his opening statement.
Vindman’s testimony will be the first from a person who overheard the conversation between the two world leaders, which is quickly becoming the…
