The U.S. Army is ready to move Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and his family to a secure location on a military base if they are found to be in danger due to his testimony in the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump, U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal.
Vindman reportedly requested a security assessment to analyze his and his family’s physical and online security, which was completed in recent weeks, according to the Journal.
The Journal reported that Army security officials have been tracking Vindman and his family at all times to ensure there are not imminent threats against them. “The Army will make sure he’s safe, and the Army is actively supporting any safety needs as deemed necessary,” an official told the Journal. “It’s hard that he has been catapulted into the public eye. He served his country honorably for 20 years, and you can imagine this is a tough situation for him and his family.”
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JUST IN: US Army prepared to move Vindman to secure location over Trump impeachment testimony: report https://t.co/LKJ6MFHDm9 pic.twitter.com/3xP10DGpvd
— The Hill (@thehill) November 19, 2019
In his opening statement, Lt. Col. Vindman praised his father, who fled the former U.S.S.R. decades ago with his family “to start over” as refugees in the U.S.
He said that “courageous decision” led him and his brothers to pursue American military service https://t.co/D95bHpVKIU pic.twitter.com/knE7HBIJTO
— POLITICO (@politico) November 19, 2019
Vindman just confirmed our reporting from Friday: Trump was given talking points suggesting he raise broad issue of corruption w/Zelensky in the April call, but he did not.
Trump's defenders have insisted he's always just been v concerned about corruption.https://t.co/b2BnG1ArEB— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) November 19, 2019
Vindman says he couldn't do what he's doing now in Russia. "It would surely cost me my life."
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) November 19, 2019
"Do not worry. I will be fine for telling the truth," Col. Vindman says to his dad.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 19, 2019
Well, GOP…
You wanted first-hand knowledge.
Vindman has that, and it’s *already* brutal for the President.
— Angry Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) November 19, 2019
Read Vindman opening statement by Anonymous 7beaNsf on Scribd
The family of a U.S. military officer may have to be moved for their protection because of potential threat from fans of @realDonaldTrump
This is as dystopian as it gets https://t.co/R8Q4bV2SeL
— Peter W. Singer (@peterwsinger) November 19, 2019
WATCH: Rep. Jim Jordan: "You never leaked information?"
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman: "I never did, never would. That is preposterous that I would do that."#ImpeachmentPBS pic.twitter.com/fFVJJHpzqK
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) November 19, 2019
Rep. Adam Schiff: "These 2 investigations that the President asked Zelensky for into 2016 and into the Bidens were precisely the 2 investigations that Rudy Giuliani was calling for publicly?"
Lt. Col. Vindman: "That is correct." https://t.co/aLkMmy4bax pic.twitter.com/DzFTVsKuQ4
— The Hill (@thehill) November 20, 2019
Lt. Col. Vindman: "Dad, I am sitting here today in the US Capitol talking to our elected professionals is proof that you made the right decision 40 years ago to leave the Soviet Union…Do not worry. I will be fine for telling the truth." #VindmanTestimony https://t.co/Y0Um2Nys2o pic.twitter.com/IjqcS9AkGg
— The Hill (@thehill) November 20, 2019
“The Army has placed Alexander #Vindman, an expert on Ukraine and a central figure in the impeachment inquiry, & his family under 24-hour security monitoring after Trump targeted Vindman in tweets accusing Vindman of being politically opposed to Trump.”https://t.co/MuaOLkaWfU
— Michael Lieberman (@ADLWashCounsel) November 19, 2019
An American solider and family are under government protection.
Because they're under attack.
Not by terrorists.
Not by foreign enemies.
They're under attack by the President of the United States. https://t.co/6ggEFWm3Hu
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) November 20, 2019
2/ If you think there's not a Cesar Sayoc type out there right now pondering how to kill this guy you're not living in the real world.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) November 20, 2019
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