Vindman says he reviewed that call after Jamal Khashoggi's murder and believes it would be important for both his family and the American people to hear, especially after he said Trump defended NBS in the Oval Office on Tuesday. The potential conflicts of interest, the corruption are alarming, as well as the transcript itself. If it was ever released, I think that it would be alarming. Vindman told 29News he could not share what he read, but pointed to Trump's own public words, including saying, begin, quote, I saved his ass, end quote, in reference to mbs. (01:01–01:10)
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Asserts that there are potential conflicts of interest and corruption related to the 2019 call between Trump and MBS.
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