90 Miles From Tyranny : Transcript Shows Vindman, Schiff Repeatedly Obstructed Questions About Classified Leaks

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Sunday, November 10, 2019

Transcript Shows Vindman, Schiff Repeatedly Obstructed Questions About Classified Leaks



The transcript of the deposition between Lt. Alexander Vindman and the Select Committee on Intelligence, Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee on Foreign Affairs shows how desperate Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and his staff are to prevent witnesses from answering certain questions.

In reference to the call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, asked Vindman if he discussed the phone call with anyone after it took place.

“Who else did you talk to following the July 25 call?” Jordan asked.

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Schiff, and Vindman’s criminal defense attorney immediately jumped in to ensure Vindman didn’t answer the question.

In reading throught the testimony of Alexander Vindman, I'm struck by how evasive and argumentative Vindman and his criminal defense attorney are during questioning. And how desperate Schiff and his staff are to prevent witnesses from answering certain questions.
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Vindman's criminal defense attorney was at his most obstructive regarding two key questions: did Vindman deliberately work to undermine the policy of the Commander-in-Chief, and did he have any conversations about Trump's classified phone call outside the chain of command?
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As Sean Davis points out, Vindman’s attorney was clearly trying to stop him from answering two key questions:
  1. Did Vindman deliberately work to undermine President Trump’s foreign policy?
  2. Did Vindman have any conversations about Trump’s classified phone call outside the chain of command?
Swalwell, Schiff, and Vindman’s attorney disrupted the witnesses’ testimony time and time again. What in the world does Vindman have to hide? Republicans and the American people still do not...


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1 comment:

capt fast said...

col. vindman is moving on to his next assignment. he is going to have a hard time doing his assigned duties if for some reason his security clearance is disavowed because of his willing efforts to obstruct and obfuscate the intent and actions of this POTUS. all should recall, POTUS is the source of all legal authority to classify and secure information, materials, and activities of any agency of the Federal Government.
there are certain articles of the UCMJ that those of col. vindman's bent should brush up on. col. vindman need recall his actions are actionable under the UCMJ and not civilian law; a huge difference.