Natsec official who worried over Trump call arrives to testify to Congress

29 October 2019, 4:37 pm

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White House national security official Alexander Vindman has arrived for a closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill to testify that he was concerned about a call between US President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president.

Vindman, an Army lieutenant colonel, arrived in full military uniform for his interview with House impeachment investigators.

Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a military officer at the National Security Council, center, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. (AP /Manuel Balce Ceneta)

According to prepared testimony obtained by The Associated Press, Vindman, a Jewish refugee born in Ukraine, raised concerns over the Trump administration’s push to have Ukraine investigate Democrats and Joe Biden.

Trump questions why people he’s “never even heard of” are testifying in the House Democrats’ impeachment probe. Trump has denied doing anything wrong.