Trump nixing promotion of Army impeachment witness could politicize military, senators warn
Leo Shane III
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat is warning President Donald Trump not to politicize the military’s promotion process amid new reports he may punish an Army officer for his involvement in the congressional impeachment investigation last year.
Multiple news agencies this week reported that Pentagon officials are worried that Trump may block the scheduled promotion of Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who previously worked on the National Security Council and testified before a House panel last year about concerns regarding the president’s July 2019 phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Trump dismissed Vindman and his twin brother, Army Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, from their NSC posts in February, after the Senate dismissed impeachment charges against the president. He also suggested that Vindman could face additional punishment for testifying.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/06/19/trump-nixing-promotion-of-army-impeachment-witness-could-politicize-military-senators-warn/?utm_source=clavis
