Posted on 04/03/2020 11:52:50 PM PDT by Syncro
President Trump on Friday night fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the intelligence community who had deemed urgent a whistleblowers complaint about the presidents actions on aid to Ukraine.
In a letter to the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, the president said it is vital that I have the fullest confidence in the appointees serving as inspectors general.
That is no longer the case with regard to this inspector general, Mr. Trump said.
The president said the firing would take effect in 30 days and he will nominate a new candidate, who must be confirmed by the Senate.
Mr. Atkinson was nominated by Mr. Trump and started in the post in May 2018. In August 2019, Mr. Atkinson received the whistleblowers complaint alleging that the president had abused his power in soliciting help from Ukraine to undermine Democratic presidential front-runner Joseph R. Biden.
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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/3/donald-trump-fires-michael-atkinson-intel-watchdog/
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Oh, well. He can always chase ambulances.
I didn’t know either that there were other IG’s besides Horowitz.
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I hope this one goes through.
Why not. So many people losing their jobs because of the pandemic, let’s not get all choked up over one.
Good. This was the guy who wouldn’t disclose everything and it sure as hell was not urgent issue to take to Congress.
This guy was nothing but a never Trumper who had one mission. Take Trump down. Thank goodness it failed.
lets not get all choked up over one****
Oh the left does that when ever one of their operatives is outed and removed.
The law requires the President to give 30 days notice to Congress for this appointment. Trump is giving the 30 days notice. The 30 days will be spent at home, not at work. He’s been relieved of all access.
Fun fun fun fun fun.
Bring on the fake moral outrage, the fake sympathy, the fake concern for the rool of lawww.
The poor man! He might have to take a job as a...gulp...sob...CNN contributor. OH, THE AGONY!
Deep state hack.. The complaint was”credible & urgent”, I can’t stop laughing. Did he ask any Ukrainian officials, did he see any mention of aid being held up within the phone call. Did he check with Morrison and others on the call, who would have told him, everything seemed fine to them.
Fired, this guy is lucky he’s not in prison for treason. He initiated a process to try and remove a duly elected President from office, based on nothing but an extrapolation of things not mentioned in the phone call. He belongs in a prison cell along with Vindman, Ciaramella & Schiff.
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