He told CBS News’ Margaret Brennan a restructuring of the National Security Council had long been planned and that the Council has rotated around 70 people out of the NSC since he took office. We’re not some banana republic where lieutenant colonels get together and decide what the policy is.”Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was the National Security Council Director for European Affairs. Alexander was on detail to the National Security Council from the Department of Defense, and it is expected he will return there. Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman was reassigned from his position as the White House attorney to the Department of the Army. Yevgeny was assigned to the office that vetted publications like former national security adviser John Bolton’s book – though he has said he was not involved in the vetting of the Bolton manuscript.

Source: Fox News February 12, 2020 01:41 UTC