From Foreign Waters

President Donald Trump fired Gordon Sondland, the diplomat to the European Union, and Lt Col Alexander Vindman from his White House office on Friday. Both Vindman and Sondland gave damaging testimony during the indictment inquiry against Trump. Sondland said in an announcement that he was advised today that the president expects to review him by taking effect right now as United States Ambassador to the European Union." Hours sooner, Vindman, a Ukraine expert on the national security council who had been booked to rotate out of his White House assignments, was out of nowhere terminated on Friday, as indicated by an announcement from his legal counsel. The lawyer, David Pressman, stated: "He followed orders, he complied with his promise, and he served his nation. What's more, the most influential man on the planet – floated by the silent, the compliant, and the complicit – has chosen to get retribution. "There is no doubt in the minds of any America...

The White House is working very hard to come up with a counter impeachment strategy, putting a robust team together. Responses from the White House have gone out vetted from the counsel’s office.   The office is spearheaded by Trump’s own handpicked Pat Cipollone, a veteran Washington lawyer who replaced Don McGahn in October this year. Trump needs a breakthrough strategy for his save. He has been soliciting advice elsewhere. No wonder he has been receiving competing bids for influence by aides to help. But it seems he trusts Cipollone the most for his game plan. The White House has been warmed up with the presence of many. You could find members of President Trump’s impeachment team, including aides from legislative affairs and communications offices. There is a predominant triumvirate of attorneys. That includes White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his top deputies, Patrick Philbin and Mike Purpura. While Cipollone is said to be at work, within days of the House S...