New York, NY - Dan Goldman, candidate for Congress in NY-10 and lead counsel for Trump’s first impeachment, was today endorsed by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Alexander Vindman. Lt. Col. Vindman, a former Director on the National Security Council under former President Donald Trump, cemented himself as a national hero in 2019 after his testimony in response to Goldman’s questioning in the U.S. House of Representatives provided important evidence supporting the impeachment of Trump for his abuse of the power of his office for his personal gain.

“I have witnessed first-hand Dan Goldman’s lifetime commitment to public service and his dedication to protecting and defending our democracy,” Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman said. “Dan is a true American patriot to whom we all owe a debt of gratitude. In the face of unprecedented threats to our democracy, he has the unique skill-set and experience that we need in Congress to meet this critical moment.”

“Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is an American hero,” Dan Goldman said. “His testimony in the first impeachment of former President Trump was a profile in courage, and he has repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to put the good of the country and our democracy over self-interest. As Lt. Col. Vindman testified, ‘Here, right matters,’ and I hope to live up to those words as we work to defend our democracy and our fundamental rights.”

Alexander Vindman, a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, was most recently the director for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Russia on the White House’s National Security Council. Previously, he served as the Political-Military Affairs Officer for Russia for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as an attache at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia. While on the Joint Staff, he co-authored the National Military Strategy for Russia. He is currently a doctoral student and Senior Fellow of the Foreign Policy Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Pritzker Military Fellow at the Lawfare Institute, and the author of the New York Times bestselling book Here, Right Matters. Follow him on Twitter @AVindman.

Dan Goldman and his wife, Corinne, live in lower Manhattan where they are raising their five children. In 2019, Dan Goldman served as lead counsel for the impeachment investigation of President Donald J. Trump for abusing his office for his personal interest regarding Ukraine. In that role, Goldman led depositions and questioned witnesses in public hearings, and testified before the House Judiciary Committee.

Prior to that, Goldman served for a decade as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York working with Preet Bharara. In that role, he held powerful actors accountable and made our city safer. He took on some of the office’s biggest and most consequential cases: prosecuting violent criminals and gun trafficking, mafia bosses and Russian organized crime, and landmark insider trading and major corporate fraud cases. In law school, Goldman contributed to Michelle Alexander’s seminal book, The New Jim Crow, which addressed the inequalities in our criminal justice system.

The Democratic Primary in New York’s 10th congressional district is on Tuesday, August 23.