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- US Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a senior National Security Council official who oversees matters on Ukraine, testified for the House's impeachment inquiry last week.
- He appeared to violate an order from President Donald Trump, the commander in chief, to not cooperate with the impeachment inquiry.
- Military legal experts say that Vindman is protected from ramifications for testifying.
- It comes down to whether Trump's order was lawful, the experts said. If Trump was trying to prevent Vindman from sharing sensitive information, it could be. If he was trying to prevent testimony, period, it's not.
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When Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman appeared before members of Congress on Tuesday to discuss what he knew about President Trump's conversations with Ukraine's president, he was violating an order from his commander in chief not to cooperate with the House's impeachment inquiry.
He is likely protected from legal ramifications from showing up to testify, a former Army judge advocate told Military Times on Thursday. But it remains to be seen whether what he told legislators could get him charged with a crime ― and, of course, how his choice to rebel against his White House chain-of-command will affect his career.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: A podiatrist explains heel spurs, the medical condition Trump said earned him a medical deferment from Vietnam See Also: SEE ALSO: Calling top Trump national-security aide 'double agent' is 'reprehensible,' former Army general says  |