Trump says he will fire intelligence watchdog at center of Ukraine allegations that led to impeachment

The whistleblower complaint centered on Trump’s efforts last summer to pressure the Ukrainian government to undertake investigations of former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter, moves that would undermine a likely rival to Trump in his reelection bid.Trump informed lawmakers in a letter late Friday night that he was removing Atkinson.

He has weighed for months removing Atkinson, whom he picked for the job in late 2017, but has been periodically talked out of it. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the reason for or the timing of the firing. Trump’s action drew immediate condemnation from senior Democratic lawmakers.“Whether it’s Lt. Col. Vindman, Captain Crozier, or Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson: President Trump fires people for telling the truth,” Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said in a statement.

Capt. Brett Crozier was the commander of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt who was removed after the leaking of a blunt letter he wrote to his superiors about what he saw as insufficient measures to fight a coronavirus outbreak aboard the vessel.

Atkinson, a respected government lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience, was informed Friday night that Trump intended to fire him and was placed on administrative leave effective immediately, according to a congressional aide who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak for the record. The statute technically requires that both intelligence committees be notified by the president 30 days before the effective date of the inspector general’s removal.

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