National Security Official Vindman Wasn’t Fired by Trump

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, center, director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 29, 2019. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

National Security Council official Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, wasn’t fired by the president, the White House and Vindman’s lawyer confirmed.

After CBS took comments that national security adviser Robert O'Brien made and may have added a statement he didn’t make, misinformation surfaced on social media on Nov. 10.