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2020-04-04 Government

Trump fires Michael Atkinson, fraud intelligence IG who told Congress about Ukraine phone call: report

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Posted by Woodrow 2020-04-04 00:27|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Adam Schiff... called the firing of Atkinson an act of "retribution" by President Trump.

If you come at the King, you best not miss.

Posted by SteveS 2020-04-04 01:25|| 2020-04-04 01:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Still waiting for the Biden-Ukraine investigation...
RINOs sitting on their hands again?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-04-04 05:29|| 2020-04-04 05:29|| Front Page Top

#3 ^Since Biden is not going to run...

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-04 05:36|| 2020-04-04 05:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Patience. 4 (more) years is a decent interval in which to take care of unfinished business.

Posted by Lex 2020-04-04 06:15|| 2020-04-04 06:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Trump formally notified the intelligence committees of both the Senate and House in a letter dated Friday that was obtained by Politico.

Golly gee - I wonder how Politico 'obtained' that letter?

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, one of the Democrats' leaders of the impeachment efffort, called the firing of Atkinson an act of "retribution" by President Trump.

Like I really had to ask.

Posted by Raj 2020-04-04 06:15|| 2020-04-04 06:15|| Front Page Top

#6 The demoncrats are going to impeach him again anyway. Might as well clean house.

Posted by DarthVader 2020-04-04 10:11|| 2020-04-04 10:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Lesson to the next Republican administration - FIRE EVERYONE. Start with a clean slate made up of your own people.

Posted by Iblis 2020-04-04 12:20|| 2020-04-04 12:20|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ That lesson should have been learned after the GWB misadministration...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-04 13:40|| 2020-04-04 13:40|| Front Page Top

#9 Never let a crisis go to waste

Posted by KBK 2020-04-04 13:56|| 2020-04-04 13:56|| Front Page Top

#10 Abolish civil service rules! Bring back the spoils system (we've the same problem in Israel).

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-04 15:28|| 2020-04-04 15:28|| Front Page Top

#11 Timing here will ensure maximum Democrat craziness which in turn will ensure they lose the House.

Posted by ruprecht 2020-04-04 17:33|| 2020-04-04 17:33|| Front Page Top

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