Trump fires watchdog in Ukraine complaint

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Deb Reichmann
Updated April 4 2020 - 5:23pm, first published 5:17pm
President Trump has fired a US intelligence official involved in triggering the impeachment probe.
President Trump has fired a US intelligence official involved in triggering the impeachment probe.

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired the inspector general of the intelligence community, sidelining an independent watchdog who played a pivotal role in his impeachment even as his White House struggled with the deepening coronavirus pandemic.

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