Michael Atkinson fired by President Trump was nominated by him to be Intelligence Community IG and confirmed by Senate by unanimous content in 2018. Atkinson testified before House and Senate Intel Cmtes last fall on the whistleblower complaint as part of the impeachment inquiry. https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1180122850591727616

House Intel Chair Schiff: "President Trump’s decision to fire Intelligence Community IG Michael Atkinson is yet another blatant attempt by the President to gut the independence of the Intelligence Community and retaliate against those who dare to expose presidential wrongdoing."

Schiff: "At a time when our country is dealing with a national emergency and needs people in the Intelligence Community to speak truth to power, the President’s dead of night decision puts our country and national security at even greater risk."