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Michael Atkinson

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Date of birth June 17,1958
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Australia
Domestic partner Jennifer Rankine
Previous officeMember of the South Australian House of Assembly (1989–2002)
Office Member of the South Australian House of Assembly
Current partner Jennifer Rankine
Party South Australian Labor Party
Education Unley High School
Premier Jay Weatherill
Previous positionSpeaker of the South Australian House of Assembly (2013–2018)
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Michael John Atkinson, a former Australian politician in the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party, was a member of the Parliament of South Australia from 1989 to 2018. Atkinson was the 34th Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly in the Jay Weatherill government from 2013 to 2018.

Trump denies promise that led to formal complaints by intelligence official

Feb 16,2020 6:23 am

Mr Trump said he would only do what "disputed good for the USA"

Donald Trump , a report That claims he made A Promise to a foreign leader, which sparked a whistleblower formal complaint made.

The complaint is reported, refer to a July telephone conversation with the Ukraine, the new President, Vladimir Zelensky.

The Washington Post said The Intelligence official thought The Comment "so annoying", she went to The Department 's inspector General.

In a tweet, Mr Trump dismissed the claims as "fake news".

Democrats are trying to appeal Congress passed, with The Details still unknown.

say, But, some of the reports That Mr. Trump asked to investigate Mr Zelensky,, Joe Biden and his son Hunter who was formerly on the board of a Ukrainian gas Company - In Return for a continued U.S. military support.

Joe Biden is currently the frontrunner to be the democratic candidate in the contest against Mr. Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

What do we know about the complaint?

It was submitted on 12 August and only a few details have been made available to the public.

Intelligence Community 's General inspector Michael Atkinson said That includes Classified Information , a letter to the legislature revealed.

It is not yet known, who has filed the complaint, the foreign leader, Mr Trump was speaking of, what Promise , if any, has been done and whether Mr Trump took any action as a result.

But, and, both a part of the complaint relating to Ukraine said at the very least, citing officials with knowledge of The Matter .

The Deputy Director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire , has so far refused to share all The Details of the complaint, with the legislature, leading to an outcry among the Democrats .

if the complaint as a "matter of urgency", and if The Inspector General considers the complaint "credible", the head of The Department , it is expected That The Information , together with the Congress, within Seven Days .

What kind of accusations with Ukraine?

launched Earlier this month, before the whistleblower complaint came to light, house Democrats , an examination of Mr. Trump and his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani ' s inter actions with the Ukraine.

Three Democratic Committee Heads - Eliot Engel (foreign Affairs), Adam Schiff (intelligence) and Elijah Cummings (supervision), - said Mr. Trump and Mr. Giuliani had been trying "to manipulate the Ukrainian judiciary, the benefit The President 's re-election and a potential political opponents".

you claim That Mr. Trump and Mr. Giuliani tried to put pressure on the Ukrainian government in the enlightenment, Joe and Hunter Biden .

Mr Trump and President Zelensky had a call on 25 July, two and a half weeks before the complaint was filed.

where Mr. Zelensky is the participation in the UN General Assembly , said his office.

Ukraine leader punished? to talk

analysis of Jonah Fisher , BBC Kiev correspondent

no one wants to be in the Ukraine, the presidential administration, the 25. To investigate the July phone call between Mr Trump and Mr Zelensky, or respond to the demands of Mr Trump of Ukraine, asked his potential opponents in the year 2020, In Return for a continued U.S. military support. There are a couple of circumstantial clues.

refers to Mr Trump as a "convinced" That the new government "completed in (the) investigation of cases of corruption, which inhibits the interaction between Ukraine and the USA".

Is That a diplomatic reference to the US President, for a test in Mr. Biden?

It is then the question of why President Trump has maintained That Ukraine's new leader at arms' length " since his election in April.

Some $250 million in U.S. military aid for Ukraine was held in a mysterious way, till by the White house this summer, and a long-planned visit for President Zelensky Washington has not yet implemented.

Ukraine Is the leader on the penalty for the refusal to play ball?

How did trump and Giuliani reacts?

On Thursday afternoon, Mr Trump wrote on Twitter That he knew That all his phone calls to foreign Heads of state and Heads of government were heard by US agencies.

"Know it all, someone is stupid enough to That I would say, a little incongruous with a foreign leader," he asked.

On Friday, Mr Trump tweeted That The Conversation "is completely in order and respect", without more details about the he said. He also said That The Statement of the whistleblower was "very biased".

Now, where he both confirmed and denied That he had asked to examine the Ukraine, Joe Biden .

He explained The Contradiction by saying That he had asked to look at the Ukraine", in the allegations That , in relation To My clients, the tangential Joe Biden is involved in a massive bribery Scheme ".

"a President told a Pres-elect a well known corrupt country, in which he examines better corruption That affects US makes his job".

Mr Trump and his fellow Republicans have asked the question, to represent whether it is a conflict of interest That Hunter Biden , had served on the Board of Directors of Burisma, a Ukrainian gas Company .

In may, the Ukraine, the General Prosecutor said there was no evidence of misconduct on the part of Joe or Hunter Biden .

Why has not been the whistleblower complaint shared?

There is a difference of opinion between the Deputy Director of national intelligence (DNI), Joseph MacGuire's, and General inspector, Michael Atkinson , who is responsible for conducting independent audits and investigations in The Intelligence Community .

the legislature, That the complaint "does not meet the definition of urgent concern".

The complaint "relates to a behavior of someone outside The Intelligence Community , and has not said any" intelligence work "under the DNI's supervision," The Letter .

It also meant "potentially privileged matters," The Letter added.

That he did not agree with the DNI's assessment, and believed That the complaint "relates to one of The Most significant and important of the DNI the responsibility to The American people".

However, Mr Atkinson added That he was bound by the Deputy Director of national intelligence, the decision-making.

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