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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
‘Chaos and cruelty': Rep. Eugene Vindman describes what constituents say about Trump admin
As Republicans attempt to hide from the ire of their constituents over support for Trump's budget bill, Rep. Eugene Vindman is hosting events with voters in his district. He joins The Weeknight to discuss what he's hearing.
New York Post
19-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Dem Rep. Eugene Vindman hit with ethics complaint after campaign promoted brother Alexander's book
WASHINGTON — Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Va.) was slapped with a complaint Monday accusing him of using campaign money to promote a book authored by his twin brother Alexander — a key witness in President Trump's first impeachment. According to the complaint by Americans for Public Trust (APT), Eugene's campaign team touted Alexander's book 'The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine' in fundraising email blasts sent Feb. 27 and March 7 of this year. The Post previously reported that Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show that Eugene's campaign paid $38,783 to a South Florida bookstore where Alexander was concurrently signing copies of the tome as a 'fundraising expense.' Advertisement 'It is clearly illegal to use campaign resources for personal use, and that is just what Representative Vindman has done,' said Americans for Public Trust executive director Caitlin Sutherland. 3 Rep. Eugene Vindman, right, appears to have used campaign resources to promote his brother's book sales. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images 'Rep. Vindman misused campaign resources to help promote his brother's book all the way to the New York Times bestseller list. The tens of thousands of campaign dollars spent to subsidize his brother's spurious book should be immediately investigated by the FEC.' Advertisement FEC rules state that using campaign assets, such as donor lists, for book promotion or other monetary benefit is usually classified as 'prohibited personal use.' The Feb. 27 email blast by Eugene's campaign bore the subject line 'Alex's New Book' and encouraged recipients to purchase a copy, saying that it 'reveals profound truths.' 3 A copy of a campaign email blast from Eugene Vindman shows him promoting his brother's book. Americans for Public Trust complaint The March 7 email again promoted 'The Folly of Realism' and urged recipients to 'claim your copy,' according to the complaint. Advertisement 'Vindman for Congress has significantly subsidized the marketing costs that should be borne by Alexander Vindman and his book's commercial publisher,' APT's filing stressed, citing FEC rules stipulating that campaign funds can't be converted 'by any person to personal use.' The Post reached out to Eugene Vindman's office for comment. 3 Alexander Vindman gained national attention when he testified about President Trump's actions in the first impeachment. Ron Sachs – CNP Ten days after the book's Feb. 25 release date, Eugene's campaign made a $7,809.55 payment to Books & Books in Coral Gables, Fla., followed by a second payment of $30,972.97 processed on March 20. Advertisement The Coral Gables store previously confirmed to The Post last month that Alexander Vindman held book signings at that location and noted that a member of one of Eugene Vindman's team had asked her earlier in the day what she would do if a reporter came around asking questions. Campaign payments to the store were listed as a 'fundraising expense,' but the store worker wouldn't specify whether Eugene's team had actually held fundraising activity there. Two days after the first payment, on March 9, Alexander Vindman posted on X about signing copies of his tome at Books & Books. On March 21, a day after the second payment of $30,973, Eugene posted that he was participating in a chili cookoff in Caroline County, Va. on the day the check cleared. Alexander Vindman's book briefly made the New York Times 'hardcover nonfiction' bestseller list during the week ending March 16. Eugene Vindman won a close race to represent Virginia's 7th District last November with a message centered on fighting against corruption, highlighting his efforts to assist his twin brother in testifying against Trump. Advertisement The Post previously reported that the now-congressman eschewed questions last year about whether his taxpayer-funded trips to Ukraine played a role in his business ventures of trying to sell weapons to Kyiv. Eugene told the Prince William Times that as of late 2023, he had made 14 trips to the war-torn country, funded by the 'Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group' State Department program. But during that time, his company, Trident Support LLC, worked to sell the Ukrainian government a weapons system. That firm also used the same PO box as Vindman's congressional campaign. Vindman raked in $125,000 from Trident early last year despite reports that he did not earn a salary from the company, financial disclosures show.
New York Post
24-04-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Dem Rep. Eugene Vindman's campaign dropped nearly $39K at Florida bookstore where his bro held signing events for his bestseller
Rep. Eugene Vindman's campaign shelled out $38,783 in what it labeled a 'fundraising expense' last month at a Florida bookstore where his brother held signing events for his best-selling book criticizing Western policy toward Russia, financial disclosures reveal. Vindman's twin brother, Alexander — a retired Army lieutenant colonel who was a key figure in President Trump's first impeachment — bragged about signing hundreds of copies of his tome 'The Folly of Realism' at Books & Books around the time of his brother's mysterious campaign outlays. Books & Books has multiple stores around the Miami area, but an employee at the Coral Gables store confirmed to The Post Wednesday that Alexander Vindman had book signings at that location, which is where the campaign payments were directed. That individual also said that Eugene Vindman's team had asked earlier in the day what the store would do if a reporter came around asking questions. Freshman Rep. Eugene Vindman just won former Rep. Abigail Spanberger's old seat last November. Getty Images Federal Election Commission records do not specify what the purported 'fundraising expense' entailed, or whether those funds went to bulk purchases of Alexander Vindman's book, which briefly cracked the New York Times 'hardcover nonfiction' bestseller list for the week ending March 16. 'The Folly of Realism' was released Feb. 25 from Hachette Book Group at an initial cost of $30. Ten days later, on March 7, the Eugene Vindman campaign made a $7,809.55 payment to Books & Books. A second payment, for $30,972.97, was processed March 20. Over the past 15 years, there has been no FEC record of major political fundraisers at Books & Books, with only a few expenses for meals totaling no more than $54 listed by groups such as Emily's List and former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferré's unsuccessful 2010 campaign for the US Senate. Alexander Vindman provided key testimony in the first impeachment over President Trump's pressure campaign against Ukraine to dig up dirt on the Bidens. Patsy Lynch/REX FEC records show that Books & Books was the only Florida-based company that received payments from Vindman's campaign during the first quarter of 2025. On March 9, two days after the $7,810 payment to Books & Books, Alexander Vindman posted a photo of himself signing scores of copies of 'The Folly of Realism.' On March 21, a day after the second payment of $30,973 was made, Eugene Vindman posted photos on social media showing him at a Chili cookoff in Caroline County, Va. the prior day. On April 12, Alexander Vindman announced he had signed 800 more copies of his book at the Florida store. The Post reached out to reps for both Vindman brothers for comment. The Post also contacted Books & Books management to inquire about whether a political fundraiser took place at the store. Eugene Vindman narrowly won the race to represent Virginia's 7th District on a message of fighting against corruption, touting his efforts to aid his twin brother against Trump. 'Eugene Vindman's hypocrisy is rich,' National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Maureen O'Toole told The Post. 'Vindman is in Congress to advance his own out of touch agenda and, apparently, bail out his family's abysmal literary endeavors,' she added. 'Virginians will kick this lying loser to the curb next November.' The Post previously reported that the now-congressman declined to answer questions last year about whether his taxpayer-funded trips to Ukraine played a role in his business ventures of trying to sell weapons to Kyiv. Eugene Vindman had bragged to the Prince William Times in late 2023 about making 14 trips to the war-torn country, funded by the 'Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group' State Department program. During that timeframe, his company, Trident Support LLC worked to sell the Ukrainian government a weapons system. That company also used the same PO box as Vindman's congressional campaign. Vindman took in $125,000 from Trident in early 2024 despite reports that he did not earn a salary from the company, financial disclosures show.
Washington Post
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
D.C. U.S. attorney targets Ukraine whistleblower Rep. Vindman
Interim D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin has sent another letter to a Democratic congressman and critic of President Donald Trump, demanding information in what Democratic lawmakers say is a potential abuse of his prosecutorial power. Martin demanded that Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Virginia) provide information about a business founded by Vindman and his brother to help arm Ukraine to fight Russia. Martin asked for detailed ownership and government funding records of the business, called Trident Support LLC, where Eugene Vindman served as president and his twin brother, Alexander Vindman, was chief executive. Martin also asked about $150,000 that Vindman disclosed receiving from Georgetown University.
