In a series of morning tweets, Donald Trump complained the whistleblower was a fraud and questioned whether Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Ca.) should be arrested for treason.
Despite the repeated allegations from Trump, the whistleblowers account closely matches the partial transcript of the call between the president and his Ukrainian counterpart.
As for Schiff, the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee made remarks last week that he says were in parody but Trump is using them to attack the California Representative.
Then there was the tweet last night raising the prospect “civil war” if Trump were removed from office.
What’s really going on here? Greg Sargent, a columnist for the Washington Post writes:
“All of this has many observers warning that Trump is lurching in an increasingly authoritarian direction, as the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry ratchets up.
“But all of this is better seen as an expression of deep panic and self-incrimination — not just because the latest revelations have Trump on the defensive but also because of a meaningful shift in the power dynamics shaping the standoff between the White House and Democrats.“