Michael Atkinson, the inspector general of the intelligence community, on Sunday accused President Donald Trump of firing him over the impartial way he handled the whistleblower complaint that eventually led to Trump’s impeachment.
“It is hard not to think that the President’s loss of confidence in me derives from my having faithfully discharged my legal obligations as an independent and impartial Inspector General, and from my commitment to continue to do so."
While Atkinson did try his best in the “whistleblower” case, “it is hard not to think that” his career was effectively over the moment he accepted Trump’s nomination for the IG position back in November of 2017.
OT: this article claims Trump owned stock in Gilead, the company that makes the anti-malaria drug he keeps pushing.
Trump
He is a grotesque self-serving tyrant.
Q: He can’t be that cheap and tacky, can he?
A: Oh, yes, he can.
Anyway, that article is from before the 2016 election. The moment Trump was elected he put all his assets in a blind trust and has no involvement whatsoever in its management.
thank you for letting me start the day with a chuckle.
Mr. Cervantes, sir? I think you may have dropped this: /s.
What are those? I see them everywhere but I have no idea what they mean.
Of course Trump fired Atkinson for being impartial. Trump wants lackeys.
The former IG should sue Trump’s ass off (which would be good for Trump’s health, actually—that thing must weigh 30 pounds).
This needs to get into the MSM, it finally explains why Trump is so big on their unproven drug.
Snark/sarcasm font indicators. Although I can’t tell if your comment here was another of those as well.
What, did he suddenly lose 50 pounds?
You flatter his rump. By at least 20lbs.
It actually didn’t cross the “parody” threshold until the last panel. And even then, just barely.
It’s the thought that counts!
Should the IG be subject to the whims of a psychotic president?
Reposted from a thread late last night. O/T. But cathartic.
Folks? You need to click through on this one.
Don’t care if Tommy Lee or Motley Crue aren’t in your wheelhouse.
Tommy went off on Trump with vengeance.
Like a SOTU rebuttal? There should be one of these each day from some celeb who can draw clicks-- just to offset the daily press briefings.
Well, I’m sure Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell will make sure that the Murderer-in-Chief doesn’t do anything too outlandish.
