Army JAG Attorney Windman, who served as a moral adviser to the National Security Council during the Trump administration, said in a statement that he was grateful for the trust and confidence the U.S. Army and Judge Advocate General Corps have placed with him. Selection for promotion for kernel. “
Windman said, “They stood their ground despite intense pressure during the last administration.
In a complaint to the Inspector General of Defense, Windman accused Trump of reviewing operations by White House officials and other actions he had raised internally over former President Donald Trump’s 2019 phone call with the Ukrainian president and his twin brother’s testimony. Check.
Windman also investigated allegations linked to his subsequent national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, and his chief of staff, Alex Gray, according to a complaint he filed last year. According to the Democrats’ letter, the allegations written to Windman include “sexism, a violation of the Code of Ethics for Employees, and a violation of the law involving congressional allocation.”
Windman’s Trump-appointed superiors wrote glowing reviews years ago, according to excerpts from reviews in his complaint.
The Pentagon’s inspector general has not yet concluded an investigation into the allegations, but Windman said he hopes the investigation will “lead to liability for retaliation against me for declaring the misconduct legal.”
Windham noted that one of his superiors was “in a senior government position,” referring to Michael Ellis, who was established as general adviser to the National Security Agency in the weak days of the Trump administration.
Trump’s advisers said the big impeachment was to send a message of indictment to witnesses that bias against the then president would not be tolerated. Advisors at the time told CNN. Said, “Flushing the pipes.” “It was necessary.”
Alex Windman was ousted from his role as top Ukraine expert months before he was expected to appear before the National Security Council, his lawyer said in a statement. He was not ready to leave until July 2020, but told colleagues in the week of departure that he would be leaving soon.
Alex Windman, a Ukrainian-born veteran veteran, was escorted out of the White House by security and said his services were not needed at the time, according to his lawyer, David Pressman at the time.
Yevgeny Windman, who never testified or spoke in public about the Ukraine narrative, but “despite two decades of loyal service to the country, suddenly and without any explanation, he was also fired,” the pressman said, and Alex walked out of the White House with Windman. .
Immediately after the impeachment hearing was completed, the two brothers were “reassigned,” while O’Brien spoke of being expelled from the White House, “standard proceedings.”
This story has been updated with additional information.
CNN’s Caroline Kelly, Caitlin Collins, Kristen Holmes, Caitlin Polantz, Gloria Borger, Kevin Liptak, Jim Acosta, Dewan Cole, Nikki Carvajal and Paul LeBlanc contributed to the report.
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