He says only the president can release the call and noted that Trump previously released his call with Ukraine's president, President Zelensky, which he was impeached. For a journalist, as you know and I know personally, you know, sometimes I get asked tough questions, but there's a job there, and that's to inform the public, and that does not mean that they can be attacked and. And murdered in an attempt to silence them. Vindman says the public deserves to know what was said, and he is calling on the White House to release the transcript. (01:32–01:50)
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Asserts that journalists should not be attacked or murdered for doing their job of informing the public.
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