Apparently the Ukranians had absolutely no questions about Vindman’s national loyalties. They offered him one of the highest-ranking positions in government — three times.
White House official Lt. Col. [Big Boy Bearclaw] testified Tuesday as part of the House impeachment inquiry that he was asked to serve as Ukraine’s defense minister — but repeatedly denied the offers — when he traveled to Kiev for the inauguration of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Minority counsel Steve Castor asked Vindman about the offer made by Ukraine’s Defense Council Oleksandr Danylyuk earlier this year.
[Lt. Col. Bearclaw] testified Tuesday that Danylyuk offered him the position “three times.”
“Every single time, I dismissed it,” [Bearclaw] said. “Upon returning, I notified my chain of command and the appropriate counterintelligence folks about this offer.”
https://twitter.com/CarpeDonktum/status/1196840067484078080
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1196863130955059200
This strikes me as almost certainly true, and it would explain why Shifty Schiff keeps threatening anyone who asked who Vindman talked to. Not about the whistleblower per se, but whenever anyone asks who Vindman started talking to (outside of permitted protocol), Schiff brings the gavel down.
Alex Vindman is the actual "whistleblower"
He was actually on the call
Ciaramella was the middleman so Vindman could seem like his hands were clean of "leaking"
And his military service makes him harder to attack#ImpeachmentHearing
— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) November 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/CarpeDonktum/status/1196851930812895233
I wouldn’t say he “admitted” it, but I also wouldn’t say he didn’t not admit it.
Here’s Schiff working hard to protect the whistleblower, whose identity he claims he does not know.
And yet, whenever Vindman is asked whether he spoke to someone who might resemble Eric Ciaramella, Schiff rushes in to end any questioning “that might reveal the identity of the whistleblower.”
And Vindman himself says he will not answer, to protect the whistleblower.
But Vindman also swore, under oath, that he did not know who the whistleblower is.
How does he know what questions could lead to his identity if he doesn’t know his identity?
How does he know he shouldn’t name the man he tattled about the Zelensky call to — a man whose identity he obviously does know — unless he knows, despite his sworn testimony to the contrary, that that man is in fact the fake whistleblower?
Now Democrats are concerned with the support for Ukraine and the appearance of support for Ukraine. That is now; under Obama, there was no such concern. While the actual hot-war was going on, Obama sent them blankets, a clear sign to the Russians (whom Obama promised to be more “flexible” for) that we wanted the Ukrainians to be warm and comfy as the Russians overran them. Under Trump we have sent anti-tank missiles, feared by the Russians; a very odd request of Putin to make of his protege’ Trump, wouldn’t you say?
In other word, Trump is doing it right while Obama looked uninterested and/or stupid.
who’s anus, penis and colon in Ukraine was this dude kissing? this job offers in the Ukraine had to be met with a sharing of intelligence and information prior to the three offers- quid pro quo. this is an act of treason.