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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 government of Ukraine offered the position of defense minister to Vindman.

War hero Alexander Semyon Vindman,  ( 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 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 government of Ukraine offered the position of defense minister to Vindman.

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>

Lt. Col. Vindman's twin brother, Yevgeny Vindman, who likewise infiltrated the White House National Security Council (NSC) staff, reportedly was in charge of reviewing all publications by current and former officials at the NSC.  In January 2020, a belated attempt to subvert the [[Trump administration]] occurred again in the midst of the Senate impeachment trial when excerpts of former [[National Security Advisor]] [[John Bolton]]'s kiss-n-tell book was [[leak]]ed to the rabidly [[partisan]] [[extremist]] publication, ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/26/source-alexander-vindmans-brother-yevgeny-clears-publications-by-nsc-officials/</ref>

Lt. Col. Vindman's twin brother, Yevgeny Vindman, who likewise had a legitimate role in the White House National Security Council (NSC) staff, reportedly was in charge of reviewing all publications by current and former officials at the NSC.  In January 2020, a legitimate attempt to police the [[Trump administration]] occurred again in the midst of the Senate impeachment trial when excerpts of former [[National Security Advisor]] [[John Bolton]]'s book was [[leak]]ed to the The New York Times <ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/26/source-alexander-vindmans-brother-yevgeny-clears-publications-by-nsc-officials/</ref>

==Ukraine==

==Ukraine==