Trump Fires Watchdog Who Triggered His Impeachment
April 4, 2020
2:33 pm
President Donald Trump has fired the inspector general for the intelligence community who handled the whistleblower complaint that triggered his impeachment.
Trump informed the Senate intelligence committee on Friday of his decision to fire Michael Atkinson, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
Trump said in the letter that it is “vital” that he has confidence in the appointees serving as inspectors general, and “that is no longer the case with regard to this inspector general”.
He did not elaborate, except to say that “it is extremely important
