Exclusive: Vindman to retire from military. His lawyer blames White House 'campaign of bullying....

[George II]

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Source: CNN

Exclusive: Vindman to retire from military. His lawyer blames White House 'campaign of bullying, intimidation and retaliation'

(CNN)Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry, is retiring from the US Army after more than 21 years of military service because he determined that his future in the armed forces "will forever be limited" due to political retaliation by the President and his allies, his lawyer told CNN Wednesday.

Vindman has endured a "campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation" spearheaded by the President following his testimony in the impeachment inquiry last year, according to his attorney, Amb. David Pressman.

News of Vindman's retirement marks the culmination of a months-long saga dating back to his public testimony in November.

Trump fired Vindman as the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council in February and also ousted his twin brother who also played a key role in impeachment proceedings while serving at the White House as an NSC lawyer.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/politics/vindman-retiring-alleged-white-house-retaliation/index.html

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Scumbag trump bullied a loyal, patriotic American out of the military - the same military for which he refused to serve (along with his father AND his grandfather, who was deported from Bavaria for violating their universal military service obligation)

[onecaliberal]

1. Trump allies need to be forced out too.

[cp]

2. Damn

Genuine national hero.

[H2O Man]

3. Recommended.

I think he might end up in the Biden administration in 2021.

[Champp]

4. Republican draft dodger keeps on pissing on America's honorable troops

And Republicans keep their greasy corpulent lips firmly sucking at his flabby Republican golfer's ass, and supporting his trashing of our soldiers, our veterans, and our Gold Star families.

Supersuckage.

Voters will remember the vile Republican betrayal of America and of America's uniformed protectors.

[Omaha Steve]

5. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING

Dupe. See the earlier post here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142532755

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