Vindman: ‘Certainty the President Is Well Within His Right’ To Ask for Investigations

SPEIER policy of the ░░░░░░░░ States Vindman No I ░░░░░░░░ not SPEIER Some of ░░░░░░░░ Trump s allies have ░░░░░░░░ that the president requested ░░░░░░░░ investigations for official policy ░░░░░░░░ as part of some ░░░░░░░░ to root out corruption ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine In your experience ░░░░░░░░ the official policies of ░░░░░░░░ United States include asking ░░░░░░░░ to specifically open investigations ░░░░░░░░ the Bidens and interference ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine in the 2016 ░░░░░░░░ Vindman Nothing that we ░░░░░░░░ or had discussed up ░░░░░░░░ that point included any ░░░░░░░░ these elements SPEIER Would ░░░░░░░░ ever be U S ░░░░░░░░ in your experience to ░░░░░░░░ a foreign leader to ░░░░░░░░ a political investigation Vindman ░░░░░░░░ are proper procedures in ░░░░░░░░ to do that Certainly ░░░░░░░░ president is well within ░░░░░░░░ right to do that ░░░░░░░░ is not something NSC ░░░░░░░░ a director at the ░░░░░░░░ would do As a ░░░░░░░░ of fact we re ░░░░░░░░ from being involved in ░░░░░░░░ transaction between Department of ░░░░░░░░ and a foreign and ░░░░░░░░ foreign power to ensure ░░░░░░░░ there is no perception ░░░░░░░░ manipulation from the White ░░░░░░░░ So it is not ░░░░░░░░ that we participate in.”