Showing posts with label Atkinson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Atkinson. Show all posts

Friday, June 9, 2023

Fact check: why Rowan Atkinson is wrong about electric vehicles

In support of his contention, however, Atkinson repeats a series of repeatedly debunked talking points, often used by those seeking to delay action on the climate crisis. Moreover, he suggests alternatives to EVs that are not yet widely available, would be less beneficial to the climate and are guaranteed to be more costly.…

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Schiff and Nadler seek probe of Barr for comments on Trump move to fire intel watchdog - POLITICO

The lawmakers asked Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz to investigate whether Barr violated professional responsibilities in his comments about Atkinson and whether he improperly interfered in Atkinson's efforts to alert Congress to alleged misconduct by Trump last fall. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/20/schiff-nadler-barr-trump-watchdog-196550

Monday, April 13, 2020

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Pelosi, Democrats decry Trump's 'shameful' firing of inspector general amid coronavirus outbreak - ABC News

President Donald Trump fired the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Michael Atkinson, Friday, saying he no longer had confidence in him. His termination quickly drew the ire of top Democrats. Atkinson was the intelligence community inspector general whose communications to Congress about a whistleblower complaint helped initiate the Ukraine impeachment inquiry against the president.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/pelosi-democrats-decry-trumps-shameful-firing-inspector-general/story

Trump's new purge: Sources expect him to fire more inspector generals - Axios

Sources close to President Trump expect him to fire more inspectors general across his government, after his Friday night removal of Michael Atkinson, the intelligence community I.G. who alerted Congress to the complaint that triggered impeachment. What they're saying: Conservative allies of the president have told him that these I.G.s are members of the “deep state” trying to undermine him. Trump appears to have embraced that view. ....
https://www.axios.com/trump-purge-inspector-general-519c798e-f8d2-4de3-bd96-d9b663c1acde.html

Monday, April 6, 2020

Trump gives off-the-rails reason for surprise firing of Inspector General

BREAKING: Trump just gave an off-the-rails reason for his surprise firing of the Inspector General who brought the Ukraine complaint to Congress.
https://youtu.be/IgeygtKZg2c







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