http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a MSN - AP World Copyright © 2010-2018 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Sat, 07 Sep 2024 04:56:11 +0000 http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a/202bc6a21ef94a4789662fd9642e8a08 House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff defended Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified to impeachment investigators on Tuesday. Schiff also said President Trump wants to punish the whistleblower first reported Trump's phonecall. (Oct. 30) 202bc6a21ef94a4789662fd9642e8a08 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:12:16 +0000 RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington - 29 October 20191. Various, Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman walks toward Capitol HillUS NETWORK POOL - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington - 29 October 20192. Pan, Vindman walks out of elevator past reporters POOL - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington, DC - 29 October 20193. SOUNDBITE (English) Adam Schiff, (D) House Intelligence Committee Chairman:"First of all, I want to thank Colonel Vindman for his courage in coming forward. His willingness to follow the law, to do his duty. We have the greatest respect for his service to the country, a service that continues and today, today took the form of come in before our committees to bravely answer these questions. We hope that his example of patriotism will be emulated by others."4. SOUNDBITE (English) Adam Schiff, (D) House Intelligence Committee Chairman:"I want to say also how deeply appalled I was at the pernicious attacks on him last night on Fox, the suggestion that because he's of Ukrainian origin, that he has some dual loyalty. This Purple Heart recipient deserved better than that scandalous attack."5. SOUNDBITE (English) Adam Schiff, (D) House Intelligence Committee Chairman:"The president would love to punish the whistleblower. The president's comments and actions have jeopardized the whistleblower's safety. The president's allies would like nothing better than to help the president out this whistleblower. Our committee will not be a part of that. We will not stand for that. And I would hope that more of my GOP colleagues throughout the Congress on both sides of the Capitol would express their support for whistleblowers who have the courage to come forward and expose wrongdoing. They have the right to remain anonymous. They certainly should not be subject to these kind of vicious attacks and other words and actions that threaten their safety for doing their patriotic duty."STORYLINE: Defying White House orders, an Army officer serving with President Donald Trump's National Security Council testified to impeachment investigators that he twice raised concerns over the administration's push to have Ukraine investigate Democrats and Joe Biden.Alexander Vindman, a lieutenant colonel who served in Iraq and later as a diplomat, was the first official to testify who actually heard Trump's July 25 call with new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. He reported his concerns to the NSC's lead counsel.Vindman also told investigators Tuesday that he tried to change the White House's rough transcript of the call by filling in at least one of the omitted words, "Burisma," a reference to the company linked to Biden and his son, according to people familiar with his testimony. But Vindman was unsuccessful.His concerns, though, were far bigger than the transcript. And lawmakers said his failed effort to edit it didn't significantly change their understanding of what transpired during Trump's call that sparked the impeachment inquiry.After the testimony, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff defended Vindman, saying he was appalled at attacks launched on him by pro-Trump media commentators. He also said President Trump "would love to punish the whistleblower." He also said Trump's words and actions have jeapordized the whistleblowers safety." He said that the Intelligence Committee will not be part of efforts to make the whistleblower's identity public.===========================================================Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff defended Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified to impeachment investigators on Tuesday. Schiff also said President Trump wants to punish the whistleblower first reported Trump's phonecall. (Oct. 30) Schiff defends Vindman, Whistleblower