CNN: ":"\u003cstrong>The Pentagon's vow to protect impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is being tested after a senator repeatedly attacked his patriotism\u003c/strong>", "BANNER=|pagerendered| ((lubuntu at wor1))

" , title: "CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos" , siblings: {"articleList":[{"uri":"/2020/01/25/politics/pentagon-retaliation-vindman-marsha-blackburn-tweet/index.html","headline":"\u003cstrong>The Pentagon's vow to protect impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is being tested after a senator repeatedly attacked his patriotism\u003c/strong>","thumbnail":"//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200123235107-blackburn-vindman-split-small-11.jpg","duration":"","description":"A top Pentagon official as recently as last month vowed the department would not tolerate \"any act of retaliation\" against \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/07/politics/alexander-vindman-national-security-council-work/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman\u003c/a> -- a pledge now being put to the test after Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn this week \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/politics/marsha-blackburn-tweet-vindman-whistleblower/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">repeatedly attacked\u003c/a> the key National Security Council aide who testified before Congress on the Ukraine scandal.","layout":""