Trump Seeks ‘Treason’ Inquiry Into House Impeachment Leader
- President demands to meet anonymous whistle-blower ‘accuser’
- Trump has equated the complaint behind inquiry to espionage
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President Donald Trump called for the Democrat leading the House impeachment inquiry to be questioned for treason and demanded to meet the anonymous whistle-blower who lodged a complaint about the U.S. leader’s request that Ukraine investigates his political opponents.
The series of Twitter posts Sunday night is his latest attack on the whistle-blower who raised concern over his controversial July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy now at the heart of an impeachment inquiry, and they’re likely to prompt new questions about whether Trump is violating protections in place for government employees seeking to expose unethical behavior.