Washington Times
President Trump on Friday night fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the intelligence community who had deemed “urgent” a whistleblower’s complaint about the president’s 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.” More
I can’t believe he was still on the job. It’s apparently impossible to find an honest lawyer within a hundred miles of DC.
“Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) accused the president of trying to diminish the independence of the intelligence community.”
Independent of what?
The government?
Oversight by the Executive branch, which it is a part of? Then who are they accountable to, anyone?
Who gave them this independence and why?
Grenell gave the OK to boot him. Bye, bitch!
I would be starting rumors that he’s ‘talking’. Let his cohorts in the office sweat it out til they quit on their own.
The IG apparently changed the rules to allow second hand hearsay evidence be used for whistleblowing. And then apparently couldn’t properly justify why it was changed or even accurately state when the change was made??
I think he deserved to be fired. The DNC can pick him up.
He’ll be a CNN contributor on day 31
Nice avatar MJA. 🤣
PRESIDENT Trump was all, “Hey dems. Look. Over there. Coronavirus!”
And then BOOM. 🤣
Took him long enough.
He lacked any intel!
Honest lawyers actually exist? Must be the ones that do not become politicians.
Barr needs to be next.
QUESTION; WILL DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO PAY HIM?
Draining the swamp.
It’s Wack-A-Mole time in the Swamp!
(or just a nuther damn day in the Swamp!)
There’s an endless supply of these bastards.
99% of the lawyers give the rest of ’em a bad name!
“This is to advise that I am exercising my power as President to remove from office the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, effective 30 days from today,” Trump said in the letter.
Why 30 days? If you find a cancerous lump, you want it out NOW!