Trump whistleblower Alex Vindman: ‘Sitting on the sidelines was not an option’

Democratic Senate hopeful says experience of being key witness in Trump’s first impeachment makes him right choice for Florida

Alex Vindman is not a man to hold a grudge. Ask him about the bullying, intimidation and retribution meted out by Donald Trump and Maga acolytes following his appearance as a key witness in the first of the president’s two first-term impeachments, and he almost shrugs it off.

“For people that know anything about me, I basically smile all the time,” he says.