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Purposes. this was not to advance the national interest and security in that part of the world. this has also highlighted two people who were on the call itself, which is an important step as the democrats build the narrative of this impeachment. back to lieutenant colonel vindman, who was the subject of most of the attacks from republicans today as they tried to undermine his credibility, as they tried to suggest perhaps his loyalties lay elsewhere. as jeremy said, his family took him out of the soviet union when he was a child, and he mentioned that at the top of his remarks. at the end of h...

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Today's witness, earned a master's degree from harvard and served in the u.s. embassies in ukraine and russia. when asked what vindman represents today, ken burns told newsday, i think he just represents the continuation of the american dream. in today's hearing, new york congressman sean patrick maloney asked the lieutenant colonel to reread a portion of his opening statement. >> dad, my sitting here today in the u.s. capitol and talking to our elected officials is proof that you made the right decision 40 years ago to leave the soviet union and come here to the united states of america in se...

The inspector general, can go to the staff judge advocate, can write their congressman. they can demand open-door hearings with the commander one above the problem level, and they can't be accused of disloyalty for doing that or . they're upholding army values, and that's what lieutenant colonel vindman was doing. i thought he's an honorable, impressive guy. what congressman nunes was doing deliberately was trying to isolate him from appearing as a member of the armed forces, the most respected institution in american society. so nunes did it deliberately, and then i think they sent chris stew...

>> next month marks 40 years since lieutenant colonel alexander s. vindman and his family came to the united states as jewish refugees fleeing the soviet union. while children living in brighten beach, brooklyn, he and his twin brother made an appearance in a 1985 ken burns documentary about the statue of liberty and immigrants in our country. >> we came from kiev. >> and then we went to -- >> our mother died, so we went to italy. >> then we came here. >> when reached by newsday, ken burns says he doesn't know which brother is which. lieutenant colonel vindman's twin brother is also now an act...