GOP Senators Say Trump Had the Right to Fire Vindman, Sondland

Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a former military officer at the National Security Council who testified during the impeachment hearings on Capitol Hill, walks down the steps of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington on Jan. 27, 2020. Susan Walsh/AP Photo

Senate Republicans said President Donald Trump has every right to dismiss two key witnesses who testified against him during the impeachment inquiry last year.

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was dismissed from his National Security Council (NSC) role last week while Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, confirmed via his lawyer that he was recalled back to Washington but thanked Trump for allowing him to serve. Vindman will now work in the Pentagon, according to officials.