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Peter M. Thomson confirmed as CIA inspector general by U.S. Senate
Longtime Stone Pigman attorney with over a decade at the firm
Former assistant U.S. attorney with 23 years of DOJ service
New Orleans native and Tulane Law graduate with extensive trial experience
Peter M. Thomson, a longtime attorney with Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann LLC, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as inspector general of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Thomson, nominated by President Donald Trump on May 6, 2025, was approved July 15 by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence with bipartisan support before receiving full Senate confirmation. In his new role, he will oversee audits, inspections and investigations aimed at preventing fraud, waste, abuse and misconduct withi