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Trump says he wants Schiff questioned for treason, promises ‘big consequences’ for person who gave info to whistle-blower - The Boston Globe

posted onSeptember 30, 2019
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Article snippet: President Trump took to Twitter Sunday night to continue to air his grievances surrounding the impeachment inquiry, saying he wants Adam Schiff — who chairs the House intelligence panel — questioned for treason, and promising “big consequences” for whomever gave the whistle-blower information. In his tweets, Trump demanded to meet the accuser, “especially when this accuser, the so-called “Whistleblower,” represented a perfect conversation with a foreign leader in a totally inaccurate and fraudulent way.” Trump then railed against Schiff, saying he “made up what I actually said by lying to Congress.” “His lies were made in perhaps the most blatant and sinister manner ever seen in the great Chamber,” Trump tweeted. “He wrote down and read terrible things, then said it was from the mouth of the President of the United States. I want Schiff questioned at the highest level for Fraud & Treason.” Trump then said he wanted to know who gave the whistle-blower information, saying the person gave the information “illegally,” alleging that it was also “largely incorrect.” “Was this person SPYING on the U.S. President? Big Consequences!” he tweeted. The whistle-blower report about a call Trump had with Ukraine’s leader is at the center of the impeachment inquiry launched by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives last week. The White House last week released a rough transcript of Trump’s July 25 call with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as well as the wh... Link to the full article to read more

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