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7. .. Atkinson spent 15 years at the Justice Department before serving as inspector general of the intelligence community f

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:53 AM

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....... Atkinson spent 15 years at the Justice Department before serving as inspector general of the intelligence community from 2018 to 2020. Atkinson’s reputation as a straight shooter prompted some lawmakers who were otherwise skeptical of the whistleblower complaint to take the document seriously, CNN previously reported.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/15/politics/tulsi-gabbard-office-criminal-referral-trump-impeachment

Trump fired Atkinson in April 2020, raising concerns that the president was meddling in the work of what are supposed to be independent watchdogs.

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