//Trump fires intelligence community watchdog who told Congress about whistleblower complaint that led to impeachment

Trump fires intelligence community watchdog who told Congress about whistleblower complaint that led to impeachment

President Donald Trump on Friday removed <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/23/politics/ic-ig-michael-atkinson-whistleblower-complaint/index.html” target=”_blank”>Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson</a> — who had told Congress <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/04/politics/michael-atkinson-house-intelligence-hearing-impeachment/index.html” target=”_blank”>about the whistleblower complaint</a> that led to Trump’s impeachment — from his post, the President told Congress in a letter obtained by CNN.

Atkinson will be fired in 30