Fired middle of the night? Remember Comey firing when he was in CA and his DC office was secured, that is, Comey was locked out? Good guys went in and cleared everything out.
So thinking same MO in play here. They were going with another whistle blower ploy to set up a CV inquiry, and now those involved are hung out to dry because the good guys have Atkinson's files. Schifty first one to scream, like no shit.
Pelosi, Schiff and Clyburn got baited, IMO. This is gonna' blow up real good.