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Trump Fires Intelligence Community Watchdog Who Helped Launch Democrats Impeachment Inquiry

Ashe Schow
Trump Fires Intelligence Community Watchdog Who Helped Launch Democrats Impeachment Inquiry
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President Donald Trump has forced out the Intelligence Community Inspector General who shared the whistleblower complaint with Congress, which led to Democrats impeaching the president, who was acquitted in the Senate.

Michael Atkinson, the Intelligence Community Inspector General, will leave his post in 30 days and will be the latest casualty of Trump’s war on disloyal people within his administration. Trump was the one who appointed Atkinson.

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