WASHINGTON—National security adviser Robert O’Brien said it was his decision to remove Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council and rejected critics’ charge that the move marked retaliation for his testimony during the House impeachment investigation. “I can absolutely tell you they were not retaliated against,” Mr. O’Brien said during a panel discussion at the headquarters of think tank the Atlantic Council, referring to Col. Vindman and his twin brother, Yevgeny Vindman, a senior lawyer and ethics...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 12, 2020 01:07 UTC