Representative Eugene Vindman, the Democratic congressman from Virginia, has slammed Marco Rubio’s recent comments that the US is not witholding intelligence from Ukraine.

“He [Rubio] is lying and so is the president when they say that they are not restricting intelligence in violation of the law,” Vindman said in an interview with CNN. “There was a law that was passed in 2024 – the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – that said that intelligence sharing must continue, or Congress needs to be notified. They’re both lying. It’s costing lives. This is gaslighting.”

Vindman, a former US army officer whose brother – Alexander – provided key testimony that led to Donald Trump’s first impeachment, added: “It’s desperate attempt to change a narrative two weeks before an election because the president knows that it was his policies – these terrible tariffs and this war in the Middle East that have caused gas prices to spike”.

When asked how he’s certain the administration is lying, Vindman confirmed that there have been investigations into Zelenskyy’s accusations that intelligence has been disrupted.

“They’ve conducted tests and studies that clearly demonstrate that,” he told CNN. “They state very clearly that they’re not getting the early warning on ballistic missile attacks in country. It’s coming intermittent. Sometimes they get warnings, sometimes they don’t. That was not the case prior to a few days ago.”