(CNN) Freed from the yoke of impeachment, President Donald Trump did what he does best on Friday night: Exacted revenge on his enemies. In this case, his "enemies" were a decorated military veteran and longtime national security staffer named Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, and Gordon Sondland, a major donor to the President's inaugural committee who was rewarded for that contribution with an ambassadorship. Both Vindman, a member of the National Security Council, and Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, had testified under subpoena in the House impeachment inquiry. (Vindman's twin brother, Yevgeny, was also dismissed Friday, although he played no role in the Ukraine investigations.) Vindman testified that he alerted his superiors to his concern soon after the call ended.

Source: CNN February 08, 2020 01:41 UTC