Rachel Vindman, the wife of retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a former National Security Council member and outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, called it a “betrayal” that her family was not pardoned by outgoing President Joe Biden. I was hurt,” he said.
“No matter what happens to my family, please know this: No pardon was offered or discussed,” Vindman wrote. post At Blue Sky. Vindman also said “words cannot describe the level of betrayal and hurt” she feels.
Vindman’s social media posts come after Biden announced on Monday that he would pardon Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, members of the Jan. 6 Committee and five family members at the end of his presidential term. Ta. The new pardons were announced days after Biden commuted the sentences of 2,500 people on Friday. (Related: Biden pardons five family members of President Trump just before being sworn in)
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Alexander Vindman was the whistleblower who helped launch President Trump’s first impeachment. Vindman was a key witness throughout the impeachment process, but was fired by President Trump in February 2020 and subsequently resigned from his military service in July 2020. (Related article: “One-sided loyalty”: The relationship between Harris and Biden is reportedly in turmoil due to her departure from the administration)
“My ears weren’t hurt. Carry on with your Sunday afternoon,” Rachel Vindman says after news of an assassination attempt on President Trump during a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. X, clearly referring to an assassination attempt. She has since deleted the post and apologized after receiving significant backlash, saying she should not have been “flippant” about political violence, the Daily Progress reported. reported.
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