Trump Fires Inspector General Who Sounded Alarm On Ukraine Call

[miketx]

Rep. Adam Schiff slams the “dead of night” decision to gut the intelligence community’s independence by firing Michael Atkinson.

President Donald Trump has notified the Senate Intelligence Committee that he is firing Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the U.S. intelligence community who was the first to alert Congress to an urgent whistleblower complaint about Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s president last year.

In a July 25 phone call, Trump pressured President Volodymyr Zelensky to open an investigation into unfounded accusations against former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. At the time, Trump was withholding military aid from Ukraine, a form of coercion for political gain that led to his impeachment in the House.

Trump notified the Senate committee of his intention to fire Atkinson and remove him from his post as inspector general of U.S. intelligence agencies, which will be effective 30 days from Friday, according to congressional officials and a copy of Trump’s notification in a letter obtained by several media outlets.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) called the “dead of night decision” a “blatant attempt to gut the independence of the Intelligence community and retaliate against those who dare to expose presidential wrongdoing.”

Trump Fires Inspector General Who Sounded Alarm On Ukraine Call

Is Trump trying to deflect attention away from his mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic? It really does look that way. Michael Atkinson was appointed by Trump. Atkinson has a reputation of being an honorable man.

Traitors like you hang together.

 

[DrLove]

Nothing like a Friday night "Disloyalty Dump" when President Poopstain figured nobody was paying attention. DICK move

 

[DrLove]

The firing has increased Trump's street cred among all the third world dictators that Trump is so enamored with. It's a move worthy of Kim Jong Un.

Donnie's one regret is that he couldn't have gotten away with Pulling a Putin on Mr Atkinson.

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[Thinker101]

Dopey Donald Trump blunders again and hopes to diminish the outcry by announcing it during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dopey Donald Trump is disgracing himself with lies and blunders during his daily press conferences and had evidently hoped the pandemic would take the oxygen out of the political environment to allow him to escape criticism from both sides for firing the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.

Another fine pickle Captain Blunder Dopey Donald Trump has got himself into.

Trump fires intelligence community watchdog who defied him on whistleblower complaint

Trump fires intelligence community watchdog who defied him on whistleblower complaint
The president informed Congress of the move in a Friday-evening letter to the House and Senate intelligence committees.

Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson, inspector general of the Intelligence Community. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images

By NATASHA BERTRAND and ANDREW DESIDERIO

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 received from an intelligence official involving Trump’s communications with Ukraine’s president.

Atkinson's decision set in motion the congressional probe that culminated in Trump's impeachment and ultimate acquittal in a bruising political and legal drama that consumed Washington for months. ...

It has now become boringly routine for brainwashed Trumper's to attack any USMB poster who dare criticize or even post a negative story on Dopey Donald. Don't expect any cover from moderators here in enforcing "personal attack" rules or staying on topic rules. USMB is a pro-Trump site with corrupted mod's. So, be prepared for whining and your thread to be vandalized.

Time to put on the big boy panties cupcake.

 

[berg80]

Which is why so many of the 'Bash Trump' OPs end up in the Rubber Room or Badlands.

Apparently, that's not the only reason.

 

[Jitss617]

AWWWWWWWWWW helll yea! drain the swamp

 

[berg80]

Read the Constitution, dumbass. Trump has the authority to fire them, so how is he assaulting the Constitution?

You folks, perhaps intentionally, keep conflating the Divider-in-Chief's authority to fire government employees with the question of whether it is being done for political purposes.

 

[berg80]

AWWWWWWWWWW helll yea! drain the swamp

*In an unusual rebuke of a president, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency said in a statement: "Inspector General Atkinson is known throughout the Inspector General community for his integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the rule of law and independent oversight. That includes his actions in handling the Ukraine whistleblower complaint, which the then Acting Director of National Intelligence stated in congressional testimony was done 'by the book' and consistent with the law."*

Trump fires intelligence community watchdog who defied him on whistleblower complaint
The president informed Congress of the move in a Friday-evening letter to the House and Senate intelligence committees.

www.politico.com

 

[Jitss617]

Dems start another impeachment hearing PLEASE!! i beg you lol

 

[Jitss617]

AWWWWWWWWWW helll yea! drain the swamp

*In an unusual rebuke of a president, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency said in a statement: "Inspector General Atkinson is known throughout the Inspector General community for his integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the rule of law and independent oversight. That includes his actions in handling the Ukraine whistleblower complaint, which the then Acting Director of National Intelligence stated in congressional testimony was done 'by the book' and consistent with the law."*

Trump fires intelligence community watchdog who defied him on whistleblower complaint
The president informed Congress of the move in a Friday-evening letter to the House and Senate intelligence committees.

www.politico.com

lol he put forward a complaint from a deranged implant and wasted millions of dollars lol he should executed

 

[Nostra]

Rep. Adam Schiff slams the “dead of night” decision to gut the intelligence community’s independence by firing Michael Atkinson.

President Donald Trump has notified the Senate Intelligence Committee that he is firing Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the U.S. intelligence community who was the first to alert Congress to an urgent whistleblower complaint about Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s president last year.

In a July 25 phone call, Trump pressured President Volodymyr Zelensky to open an investigation into unfounded accusations against former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. At the time, Trump was withholding military aid from Ukraine, a form of coercion for political gain that led to his impeachment in the House.

Trump notified the Senate committee of his intention to fire Atkinson and remove him from his post as inspector general of U.S. intelligence agencies, which will be effective 30 days from Friday, according to congressional officials and a copy of Trump’s notification in a letter obtained by several media outlets.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) called the “dead of night decision” a “blatant attempt to gut the independence of the Intelligence community and retaliate against those who dare to expose presidential wrongdoing.”

Trump Fires Inspector General Who Sounded Alarm On Ukraine Call

Is Trump trying to deflect attention away from his mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic? It really does look that way. Michael Atkinson was appointed by Trump. Atkinson has a reputation of being an honorable man.

Draining the swamp, as promised.

Good job, President Trump.

 

[Jitss617]

This wasn’t trumps move this was his new chief of staff, HES CLEANING HOUSE

 

[bripat9643]

Read the Constitution, dumbass. Trump has the authority to fire them, so how is he assaulting the Constitution?

You folks, perhaps intentionally, keep conflating the Divider-in-Chief's authority to fire government employees with the question of whether it is being done for political purposes.

The reason doesn't matter, dumbass. He can fire them because he doesn't like the ties they were. The fact that it upsets TDS morons like you is not a reason they can't be fired. In fact, it's just icing on the cake.

 

[SmokeALib]

Rep. Adam Schiff slams the “dead of night” decision to gut the intelligence community’s independence by firing Michael Atkinson.

President Donald Trump has notified the Senate Intelligence Committee that he is firing Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the U.S. intelligence community who was the first to alert Congress to an urgent whistleblower complaint about Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s president last year.

In a July 25 phone call, Trump pressured President Volodymyr Zelensky to open an investigation into unfounded accusations against former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. At the time, Trump was withholding military aid from Ukraine, a form of coercion for political gain that led to his impeachment in the House.

Trump notified the Senate committee of his intention to fire Atkinson and remove him from his post as inspector general of U.S. intelligence agencies, which will be effective 30 days from Friday, according to congressional officials and a copy of Trump’s notification in a letter obtained by several media outlets.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) called the “dead of night decision” a “blatant attempt to gut the independence of the Intelligence community and retaliate against those who dare to expose presidential wrongdoing.”

Trump Fires Inspector General Who Sounded Alarm On Ukraine Call

Is Trump trying to deflect attention away from his mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic? It really does look that way. Michael Atkinson was appointed by Trump. Atkinson has a reputation of being an honorable man.

Good news.

 

[berg80]

Trump's use of the phrase "lost confidence in" as a pretense for firing people basically translates to "they did something to expose my criminal/incompetent behavior."

 

[berg80]

This wasn’t trumps move this was his new chief of staff, HES CLEANING HOUSE

Why? Since............. *In an unusual rebuke of a president, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency said in a statement: "Inspector General Atkinson is known throughout the Inspector General community for his integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the rule of law and independent oversight. That includes his actions in handling the Ukraine whistleblower complaint, which the then Acting Director of National Intelligence stated in congressional testimony was done 'by the book' and consistent with the law."*

 

[berg80]

The reason doesn't matter, dumbass.

Only Trump cultists think that.

 

[Jitss617]

This wasn’t trumps move this was his new chief of staff, HES CLEANING HOUSE

Why? Since............. *In an unusual rebuke of a president, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency said in a statement: "Inspector General Atkinson is known throughout the Inspector General community for his integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the rule of law and independent oversight. That includes his actions in handling the Ukraine whistleblower complaint, which the then Acting Director of National Intelligence stated in congressional testimony was done 'by the book' and consistent with the law."*

Atkinson is the guy that legitimized a deranged anti-trumper fake news report that cost us millions of dollars?

 

[berg80]

The reason doesn't matter, dumbass.

We both know people like Atkinson are being fired so the Orange Fraud can replace them with sycophantic yes men who represents Don's interests.........against the interests of the country.

 

[berg80]

This wasn’t trumps move this was his new chief of staff, HES CLEANING HOUSE

Why? Since............. *In an unusual rebuke of a president, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency said in a statement: "Inspector General Atkinson is known throughout the Inspector General community for his integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the rule of law and independent oversight. That includes his actions in handling the Ukraine whistleblower complaint, which the then Acting Director of National Intelligence stated in congressional testimony was done 'by the book' and consistent with the law."*

Atkinson is the guy that legitimized a deranged anti-trumper fake news report that cost us millions of dollars?

*In an unusual rebuke of a president, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency said in a statement: "Inspector General Atkinson is known throughout the Inspector General community for his integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the rule of law and independent oversight. That includes his actions in handling the Ukraine whistleblower complaint, which the then Acting Director of National Intelligence stated in congressional testimony was done 'by the book' and consistent with the law."*