Alexander Vindman's lawyer has hit back at Trump, accusing him of waging a 'campaign of intimidation' against impeachment witnesses

• David Pressman, an attorney for Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman has responded to President Donald Trump's attack on the key impeachment witness. 
• Pressman accused the president of making "obviously false statements" about Vindman, and of waging a "campaign of intimidation." 
• Trump had on Twitter on Saturday accused attacked Vindman's record, and questioned his integrity. 
• After his impeachment acquittal Trump sacked Vindman from his position as top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council. 
• Vindman had described his concern during his impeachment testimony at hearing a call in which Trump requested Ukraine to probe Democratic rival Joe Biden. 
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An attorney for Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council official sacked by Trump after testifying in the president's impeachment probe, has accused the president of waging a "campaign of intimidation."

In a statement released after the president launched an attack on Vindman on Twitter the official's attorney, David Pressman, said Trump "made a series of obviously false statements concerning Lieutenant Colonel Vindman."

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