Article snippet: MORE on Tuesday offered to release a transcript of his call with Ukraine’s president to prove he’d done nothing improper, even as he blasted Democrats for launching an impeachment inquiry and insisted it would lead to his reelection. Trump branded the inquiry a “continuation of the witch hunt,” reviving his derisive moniker for former special counsel MORE’s investigation. In the immediate aftermath of Speaker MORE’s (D-Calif.) announcement, he unleashed a cascade of tweets from Trump Tower, where he was taking a break from United Nations meetings. He decried the impeachment move as “presidential harassment” and “Witch Hunt garbage.” He then shared a campaign video that featured clips of various prominent Democrats who had previously expressed openness to impeachment. He also told reporters at the U.N. General Assembly, where his visit has been completely overshadowed by the Washington controversy, that an inquiry would be a positive for him politically. “They all say it’s a positive for me,” Trump told reporters, even as he argued it was “bad for the country.” He ripped Democrats for launching an inquiry before seeing a transcript of his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “How can you do this and you haven’t even seen the phone call?” he said. It’s not clear if Trump thought he could ward off an inquiry by announcing he would release a transcript of his call with Zelensky. Democrats have been demanding that the administration turn over a whistleblo... Link to the full article to read more