A leading independent watchdog in the federal government defended Michael Atkinson, the intelligence community inspector general who told Congress about a whistleblower complaint that sparked an impeachment investigation, after President Trump fired him late Friday.
Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department inspector general whose work in uncovering impropriety by law enforcement officials has been championed by allies of the president, particularly his investigations into alleged surveillance abuses, also vowed that “aggressive, independent oversight” would continue unabated.
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