FILE PHOTO: National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, takes a break as he testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2019. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the military may consider disciplining former White House National Security Council aide Alexander Vindman, who testified in Trump’s impeachment trial.
Vindman, an Army lieutenant colonel who provided some of the most damaging testimony during the House impeachment probe, was ousted from his White House job last week.
Trump said the military can now deal with Vindman any way they want.
(The story corrects headline and first paragraph to say Trump said discipline may be considered, not should be considered)
Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Tim Ahmann; Editing by Leslie Adler