U.S. President Donald Trump notified Congress on Friday that he is firing the inspector general of the U.S. intelligence community who was ...
FILE PHOTO: Intelligence Community Inspector General Atkinson arrives to testify at a House Intelligence Committee closed-door hearing on a whistleblower complaint about President Trump's dealings with Ukraine, on Capitol Hill in WashingtonWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump notified Congress on Friday that he is firing the inspector general of the US intelligence community who was involved in triggering an impeachment probe of the president last year.
A US official said Thomas Monheim, a career intelligence professional, would serve as acting inspector general for the time being. Atkinson was also concerned that Trump potentially exposed himself to “serious national security and counter-intelligence risks” when he pressed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his son during a Jul 25 phone call, according to a Justice Department legal opinion.
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