On Wednesday, the man who helped expose the phone call between former President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which led to Trump's first impeachment trial, will retire from the U.S. Army — at a rank that his supporters believe is unbefitting the level of service he has provided his country.
Yevgeny "Eugene" Vindman currently holds the rank of colonel, but will retire as a lieutenant colonel, having not served the minimum requirement of three years to retire under his current rank.
Yevgeny, along with his twin brother, Alexander, a key witness during Trump's first impeachment trial, both served on the National Security Council (NSC). Alexander was party to Trump's call with Zelensky when the ex-president asked the Ukrainian leader to investigate then-Vice President Joe Biden. Alexander shared his concerns over the call with Yevgeny, who was then serving as an attorney on the ethics council of the NSC, and together they reported the incident.
In the aftermath, Alexander retired from the Army, but Yevgeny stayed on. He was subsequently removed from his position with the NSC, and filed a whistleblower complaint upon his return to the Army after facing poor performance reviews and seeing an expected promotion to colonel delayed. An investigation by the Pentagon's Inspector General concluded he was "the subject of unfavorable personnel action."
Vindman's lawyer, Mark Zaid, who founded the nonprofit Whistleblower Aid to offer legal services to others...
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