Trump fires intelligence community inspector general who handled Ukraine whistleblower complaint

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President Trump fired the intelligence community inspector general who dealt with the whistleblower complaint that helped spark an impeachment investigation.

Congress was notified by the White House on Friday evening that the watchdog, Michael Atkinson, was being removed because of a lack of confidence in his ability to perform his duties.

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