On Saturday, reporters queried President Trump about his Friday firing of Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson.
President Trump’s response seemingly confirmed the left-leaning press and DEMOCRATS’ narrative that the firing was retaliation for the IG informing the House Intelligence Committee of a whistleblower’s complaint.
That complaint concerned President Trump’s conversation with the Ukrainian president that the faux impeachment in motion.
But what the media and Trump’s political opponents won’t tell you is that President Trump is right.
Atkinson bestowed on the still-unnamed intelligence officer a “whistleblower status he doesn’t deserve.” “He is a fake whistleblower,” as President Trump said.
The MSM also won’t report the other troubling aspects of Atkinson’s handling of the fake whistleblower’s complaint, some of which President Trump also touched on in the briefing.
A full vetting of Atkinson’s handling of the so-called whistleblower’s complaint confirms President Trump’s take that Atkinson “did an absolutely terrible job.”
But this does require a deep dive into both the law and the fact, as opposed to a mere mimicking of DEMOCRAT talking points that seems the default of today’s lazy journalists.
So, here are the details you need to know to fully understand why President Trump lost confidence in Atkinson and opted to exercise his presidential power-of-appointment prerogative and replace him.
The allegations didn’t fit any "whistleblower" definition
Atkinson sidestepped the DOJ and used a political hack
Atkinson didn’t perform a basic review of the complaint
Atkinson ignored suspicious edits to the whistleblower form
Congressional testimony was damaging to Atkinson
https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/06/why-inspector-general-michael-atkinson-roundly-deserved-to-be-fired/
