{"id":122453,"date":"2022-02-03T09:53:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T14:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=122453"},"modified":"2022-02-03T11:21:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T16:21:41","slug":"vindman-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=122453","title":{"rendered":"Vindman returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Poe sends in word that LTC Alexander Vindman, the guy who thought he knew better how to handle US foreign policy than the President of the United States himself, is back in the news. He’s suing Trump and his associates for violating the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. No joke.<\/p>\n

***Correction***<\/p>\n

Former President Trump is not named in the lawsuit, but his son DJT\u00a0Jr.\u00a0<\/em>is. The Daily Caller report (and thus my reporting here) had it wrong. See ninja’s research and additional links to news articles below in the comments.<\/p>\n

Daily Caller reports<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Former Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman, the whistleblower who kicked off former President Donald Trump\u2019s first impeachment, sued Trump Wednesday for waging a \u201ctargeted campaign\u201d against him following his original complaint.<\/p>\n

Vindman was the first to file a complaint regarding a call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in which Trump appeared to withhold military support to Ukraine unless Zelensky agreed to investigate President Joe Biden\u2019s dealings there. Vindman remained a key witness throughout the impeachment proceedings and then resigned from his post in July 2020. Vindman filed a lawsuit against Trump and his associates Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe targeted campaign against Lt. Col. Vindman violated federal civil rights laws that have long protected federal officials from intimidation and retaliation,\u201d the lawsuit said. \u201cPresident Trump and his aides and other close associates, including Defendants, waged a targeted campaign against Lt. Col. Vindman for upholding his oath of office and telling the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis campaign of intimidation and retaliation has had severe and deeply personal ramifications for Lt. Col. Vindman. It also left a stain on our democracy,\u201d the lawsuit continued.<\/p>\n

In addition to Trump, the lawsuit names former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani as well as former White House director of social media Daniel Scavino and deputy communications director Julia Hahn.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit alleges that Scavino drafted some of Trump\u2019s tweets and had input on the content of others, while Hahn coordinated attacks against Vindman in the media.<\/p>\n

Vindman\u2019s lawsuit alleges that Trump and the other defendants sought to intimidate and threaten him to prevent him from testifying against Trump. Trump himself tweeted numerous times about Vindman, saying he had mischaracterized the phone call with Zelensky and that there would be consequences for \u201cSPYING\u201d on the president, according to USA Today.<\/p>\n

Specifically, Vindman\u2019s lawsuit alleges that Trump and his three associates violated the Klu Klux Klan Act of 1871, which prevents the intimidation or threatening of government officials who are carrying out their constitutional duty.<\/p>\n

Neither Trump nor any of the associates named in the lawsuit have made a public response.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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