{"id":29807,"date":"2020-02-11T22:47:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T22:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/11\/trump-suggests-army-should-punish-officer-who-testified-in-impeachment-inquiry\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:45:49","slug":"trump-suggests-army-should-punish-officer-who-testified-in-impeachment-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/leadership\/2020\/02\/11\/trump-suggests-army-should-punish-officer-who-testified-in-impeachment-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump suggests Army should punish officer who testified in impeachment inquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that Army officials should look into punishment for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/02\/08\/trump-blasts-fired-army-officer-at-center-of-impeachment-inquiry-as-insubordinate-dishonest\/\" target=_blank>officer who testified against him<\/a> as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/02\/05\/the-impeachment-trial-is-over-now-can-congress-get-defense-work-done\/\" target=_blank>House impeachment inquiry<\/a> last fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments, which occurred in the Oval Office during a ceremony to finalize a bill creating new job assistance programs for veterans, came five days after the officer \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/02\/07\/army-officer-who-testified-against-trump-likely-leaving-nsc-early-per-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman<\/a> \u2014 was dismissed from his post on the National Security Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ukraine-born infantry officer made headlines in October after he testified before the House Intelligence Committee about Trump\u2019s phone call with the Ukrainian president, expressing concerns that Trump attempted to use the call to start a foreign investigation into his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vindman was scheduled to rotate out of the NSC post this summer. White House officials characterized his early move not as retribution for his testimony, but as downsizing bureaucracy and restructuring the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/02\/07\/army-officer-who-testified-against-trump-likely-leaving-nsc-early-per-reports\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1183433050.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army officer who testified against Trump out early from NSC<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman could be out at the National Security Council.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A day later, Trump attacked Vindman as having \u201cproblems with judgement\u201d and suggested he was a substandard worker. On Tuesday, he said Vindman was dismissed for misrepresenting the call in his testimony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe military can handle him any way they want,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe\u2019ll find out what happens. But I wasn\u2019t happy with the job he did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked if that meant some type of discipline, Trump said \u201cthey certainly have to take a look at that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last fall, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Vindman had no reason to fear retribution for testifying before Congress \u2014 which had subpoenaed him \u2014 in the impeachment inquiry, and that he would be shielded by department whistleblower protections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added Vindman or any other whistleblower \u201cshouldn\u2019t have any fear of retaliation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/11\/13\/pentagon-chief-says-vindman-should-not-fear-army-retaliation-in-trump-inquiry\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19311845587600.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pentagon chief says Vindman should not fear Army retaliation in Trump inquiry<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that an Army officer has no reason to fear retribution for testifying before Congress in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also accused Vindman of leaking sensitive information from his White House post. In a statement over the weekend, Vindman\u2019s attorney, David Pressman, called those allegations \u201cobviously false statements\u201d by the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile the most powerful man in the world continues his campaign of intimidation, while too many entrusted with political office continue to remain silent, Lt. Col. Vindman continues his service to our country as a decorated, active duty member of our military,\u201d Pressman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army officials have not released any information on Vindman\u2019s future posts or responsibilities. They have confirmed that Vindman\u2019s twin brother, Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, was also ousted from his role as a judge advocate assigned to the NSC last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense officials in the past had promised that Lt. Col. 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