Article snippet: Republican concerns are mounting about MORE as damaging information piles up regarding his dealings with Ukraine. The dam is not yet at the bursting point, but anxiety — fueled by the sense that more revelations could emerge at any moment — is rippling through the GOP. “It’s fair to say my conversations with members continue to go to a worse place,” said Doug Heye, a former communications director of the Republican National Committee. Heye added that, for the moment, there was a sizable gap between “private consternation versus public consternation.” More discord could burst into public view soon. There are tensions about the White House’s strategy, with the most fervent Trump allies favoring a hard-line approach and others expressing misgivings. The divide is particularly apparent regarding Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council (NSC) official who delivered damaging testimony about Trump on Tuesday. The president on Wednesday repeated his criticism of Vindman as a “Never Trumper.” Vindman testified that he was so concerned about Trump’s now-infamous July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he reported it to an NSC lawyer. Vindman also said he had contacted the lawyer on an earlier occasion, when U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland raised the issue of possible investigations by Ukraine into the 2016 election and into 2020 Democratic candidate MORE and his son Hunter Biden. The danger posed by Vind... Link to the full article to read more
The Memo: After Vindman, GOP anxiety deepens | TheHill
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