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REVENGE - Donald Trump fires Inspector-General Michael Atkinson, who sparked US President's impeachment

""Chris Matthews is an idiot.
Benjamin Wittes
@benjaminwittes
First he came for @comey, and I said nothing because I was mad at @comey because of the Clinton email investigation and I blamed him for Trump’s election.""

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Updated about 7 hours ago


Donald Trump wearing a suit gestures with his hand as he speaks.
Photo: Donald Trump has fired inspector-general Michael Atkinson. (AP: Evan Vucci)

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Donald Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, the Inspector-General for the intelligence community
who handled the whistleblower complaint which triggered the US President's impeachment.

* Key points:

* Mr Trump said he no longer had "full confidence" in Michael Atkinson

* Mr Atkinson had told Congress the complaint made against Donald Trump was "credible" and "urgent"

* Donald Trump was impeached for asking Ukraine to investigate the Bidens, but was acquitted in February

More - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-04/donald-trump-fires-inspector-general-who-sparked-impeachment/12122012

Mr Trump has lost confidence in Mr Anderson? Well, well, surprise, more bullshit. How about

"Trump’s ‘Friday night massacre’ is just the beginning. I fear what’s to come.
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President Trump at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast, at the Washington Hilton on Thursday. (Evan Vucci)
ByMax Boot
Columnist
Feb. 9, 2020 at 7:17 a.m. GMT+11
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In case there was any doubt what the president was up to, Donald Trump Jr. explained on Twitter ..

Allow me a moment to thank—and this may be a bit of a surprise—Adam Schiff. Were it not for his crack investigation skills, @realDonaldTrump might have had a tougher time unearthing who all needed to be fired. Thanks, Adam! 🤣 #FullOfSchiff

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 8, 2020

: “Allow me a moment to thank… Adam Schiff. Were it not for his crack investigation skills, @realDonald Trump might have had a tougher time unearthing who all needed to be fired. Thanks, Adam!” The president himself himself tweeted Saturday that he fired “Lt. Col.” Vindman — note the scare quotes — for being “very insubordinate” by complying with a House subpoena to testify. Thanks, Trumps, for confessing to an apparent violation of 18 U.S. Code § 1513 .. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1513 , the federal law protecting witnesses from retaliation — not that the president will ever be prosecuted.
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INSERT: Yes, he's crazy and a criminal - more impeachable behavior

H/T, Aycock - https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=153728572
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What happened Friday was the political equivalent of one of those mob-movie montages where the don’s enemies are gunned down to the accompaniment of an operatic score. And the Don in the White House isn’t done yet. He reportedly is interested in firing Michael Atkinson, the inspector general of the intelligence community, who brought to Congress a whistleblower’s complaint. The whistleblower required a security detail ..

The damage this President is doing to our professional civil service — and particularly to civil servants focused on national security — is serious and likely to be catastrophic if he wins reelection. That so many R members of Congress seem ok with that is the part I can’t abide. https://t.co/KIKDkVbvyW

— Nicholas Rasmussen (@NicholasRasmu15) December 26, 2019

.. because he or she has been smeared by the president and his minions. Sen. Rand Paul (R.-Ky.) read the name of the person alleged to be the whistleblower by many on the right .. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/04/rand-paul-reads-alleged-whistleblowers-name-senate-floor-110684 .. on the floor of the Senate this week. What possible purpose can this serve save to bring retribution down upon that person?

Who is next on Trump's political hit list.

Did you notice the above photo of Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast?

So what is the big boss's view of some of the good Christian people of the man's cult?



That's from a guy who is supposed to know it all.