Army Officer Says He Raised Flags About Trump’s Ukraine Call
- Witness prepared a narrative for House impeachment inquiry
- He says Trump aides demanded Ukraine investigation of Biden
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A U.S. Army officer who works for the White House National Security Council said he listened in on the telephone call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s president and was so disturbed by what he heard that he reported his concerns to the NSC’s legal counsel.
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday for testimony before the House impeachment inquiry. He said in prepared testimony that the July call was just one of the instances he witnessed in which Trump administration officials conditioned aid to Ukraine on that country agreeing to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. In one of the prior incidents he also contacted the NSC lawyer.