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Richard Luscombe in Miami

Trump whistleblower Alex Vindman: ‘Sitting on the sidelines was not an option’

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Alex Vindman at a campaign event in Sunrise, Florida. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Alex Vindman is not a man to hold a grudge. Ask him about the bullying, intimidation and retribution meted out by Donald Trump and Maga acolytes following his appearance as a key witness in the first of the president’s two first-term impeachments, and he almost shrugs it off.

“For people that know anything about me, I basically smile all the time,” he says.

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