In what Nancy Pelosi called a “shameful late-night firing,” Donald Trump sent a letter to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees this past Friday evening calling for the immediate dismissal of Michael Atkinson, the inspector general of the Intelligence Community. [A 30-day waiting period is legally required when removing an inspector general from office, in […]
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DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz promises “aggressive” oversight of the Trump administration after the President’s shameful late-night firing of Michael Atkinson
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged bullying, chilling effect, conspiracy theory, corruption, Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, Department of Justice, DOJ, Donald Trump, impeachment, Inspector General, intelligence community, Jeff Sessions, loyalty, loyalty oaths, Michael Atkinson, oversight, Qanon, retaliatory firing, retribution, Russia, Russiagate, Ukraine, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelensky, whistle blower | 28 Comments
The Horowitz report on the origins of the FBI’s Russia investigation
On Monday, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz released his long-awaited 433-page report into whether or not the FBI was justified in opening their investigation into contacts between Russian operatives and members of the Trump campaign in the run-up to the 2016 election. And, guess what? It wasn’t the “atomic bomb” that Donald Trump’s supporters […]
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Barack Obama, bias, Carter Page, Crossfire Hurricane, Department of Justice, dossier, FBI, FISA, Inspector General, Kamala Harris, Lisa Page, Michael Steele, Peter Strzok, Russia, Russiagate, Senate Judiciary Committee, surveillance, William Barr | 67 Comments