'These attacks are part of a dangerous, growing pattern of retaliation against those who report wrongdoing only to find themselves targeted by the President and subject to his wrath and vindictiveness,' a top congressional Democrat said in a letter asking federal watchdogs to investigate.
President Donald Trump's decision last week to fire two witnesses who worked for the administration and who testified in the House's impeachment inquiry last year has spurred calls for an investigation, in addition to sharp, bipartisan criticism.
The move spawned swift criticism, with Democrats comparing the act to that of former President Richard Nixon by dubbing it the"Friday Night Massacre," a nod to Nixon's"Saturday Night Massacre" when he ousted several officials investigating him for the Watergate break-in and the subsequent cover-up. Others labeled it"shameful" and"disgraceful."
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, National Security Council Director for European Affairs, and his brother Leonid Vindman exit Longworth House Office Building after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee during the second week of impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump on November 19, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
"LTC Vindman was asked to leave for telling the truth. His honor, his commitment to right, frightened the powerful," David Pressman, Vindman's attorney, said in a statement."He did what any member of our military is charged with doing every day: he followed orders, he obeyed his oath, and he served his country, even when doing so was fraught with danger and personal peril.
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