Trump fires intelligence community inspector general Michael Atkinson

[Dennis Donovan]

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Jeremy Herb ✔@jeremyherb

NEWS: The President is removing Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, he told the Hill in a letter today obtained by CNN. It's effective in 30 days.

Atkinson was the official who told Congress about the anonymous whistleblower complaint

10:19 PM - Apr 3, 2020

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/03/trump-fires-intelligence-community-inspector-general-164287

The president has formally notified the Senate Intelligence Committee of the move.

By NATASHA BERTRAND

04/03/2020 10:19 PM EDT

President Donald Trump has fired the intelligence community’s chief watchdog, Michael Atkinson, who was the first to sound the alarm to Congress last September about an “urgent” complaint he’d received from an intelligence official involving Trump’s communications with Ukraine.

Trump formally notified the Senate Intelligence Committee of his intention to fire Atkinson and remove him from his duties, to take effect 30 days from Friday, according to two congressional officials and a copy of the letter obtained by Politico.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

1. More vindictive BULLSHIT from trumpie.

[Mike Niendorff]

2. K&R for visibility.

Trump and his criminal friends are still working overtime behind the scenes. Don't let them use the CV situation as cover.


MDN

[Gothmog]

3. IG Atkinson is known throughout the Inspector General community for his integrity

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[Mr. Ected]

4. Whether the MAGAT psychophants realize it or not

Donald J Trump is establishing precedents that are existentially destructive to the notion of a USA.

If ever there was a corrupt Democratic president, it would be remarkable to watch the GOP snowflakes melt in a sea of their own tears.