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[[File:Alexander-vindman.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Vindman is the whistleblower's source.]]

[[File:Alexander-vindman.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Vindman is the whistleblower's source.]]

'''Alexander Semyon Vindman''' ('''Олександр Семен Віндман''' b. 1975) was born in the [[Soviet Union]] and immigrated with his family to the United States after [[President Nixon]] arranged for [[Jewish]] families to escape leftwing anti-Semitism in the [[communist]]-controlled Soviet Union. The Vindman family was featured in a Ken Burns documentary in 1985.  Vindman attended [[Harvard]], is fluent in the Russian and Ukrainian languages, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the [[United States Army]].<ref>https://heavy.com/news/2019/10/alexander-vindman/</ref>  The [[Maidan regime]], which overthrew the [[democracy|democratically]] elected government of [[Ukriane]], offered Vindman the position of defense minister.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/vindman-reveals-that-he-had-been-offered-a-position-as-defense-minister-of-ukraine</ref>

'''Alexander Semyon Vindman''' ('''Олександр Семен Віндман''' b. 1975) was born in the [[Soviet Union]] and immigrated with his family to the United States after [[President Nixon]] arranged for [[Jewish]] families to escape leftwing anti-Semitism in the [[communist]]-controlled Soviet Union. The Vindman family was featured in a Ken Burns documentary in 1985.  Vindman attended [[Harvard]], is fluent in the Russian and Ukrainian languages, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the [[United States Army]].<ref>https://heavy.com/news/2019/10/alexander-vindman/</ref>  The [[Maidan regime]], which overthrew the [[democracy|democratically]] elected government of [[Ukraine]], offered Vindman the position of defense minister.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/vindman-reveals-that-he-had-been-offered-a-position-as-defense-minister-of-ukraine</ref>

On October 29, 2019, Vindman gave sworn testimony to the [[House Intelligence Committee]] that he gave orders countermanding the [[Commander-in-Chief]],  [[President Donald Trump]].<ref>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/10/31/how-the-army-officer-who-testified-against-trump-could-end-up-in-a-court-martial/</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVvd5MlRYxQ&feature=youtu.be</ref>

On October 29, 2019, Vindman gave sworn testimony to the [[House Intelligence Committee]] that he gave orders countermanding the [[Commander-in-Chief]],  [[President Donald Trump]].<ref>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/10/31/how-the-army-officer-who-testified-against-trump-could-end-up-in-a-court-martial/</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVvd5MlRYxQ&feature=youtu.be</ref>