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Trump settles a score:
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk by APPresident Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, he said in a letter to the Senate intelligence committee Friday
Trump said he 'no longer' had confidence in the inspector general for the intelligence community
Atkinson handled the whistleblower complaint that ultimately triggered the president's impeachment trial
His firing comes as part of a wider shake-up of the intelligence community
It comes at a time when the White House is grappling to bring the US coronavirus outbreak under control, as the death toll soared past 7,000 Friday