"Adam Schiff made, illegally, a FALSE and terrible statement, on my exchange with the Ukrainian president, assuring that it was me who had held it," wrote the American president in a series of morning tweets.
"It has nothing to do with what I said. Should he be arrested for treason? He questioned, again denouncing "the worst witch hunt in the history of the country".
Democrats accuse Trump of asking his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate his rival Joe Biden, well placed to face him in the 2020 presidential election.
They opened an investigation into an impeachment proceeding on Tuesday and Adam Schiff, who chairs the powerful intelligence committee in the House of Representatives, is tasked with overseeing it.
The Democrat compared the president to a "mafia boss" after Wednesday's publication of the transcript of a telephone conversation with Zelensky.
In this discussion, Mr. Trump said, "The United States has been very good to Ukraine and I would not say it was necessarily reciprocal" before asking Mr. Zelensky to " to look into the affairs of Joe Biden's son in Ukraine.
"That's how a mafia boss talks: what did you do for us? We have done so much for you but it is not very reciprocal. I have a service to ask you, "responded Adam Schiff.
Despite a parliamentary vacation, his commission quickly set to work and issued its first injunctions on Friday with the aim of drafting the articles of impeachment (impeachment) of Donald Trump by the end of year.
The tenant of the White House insists for a week that his call was "perfect" and accuses the Democrats to be "hysterical".
In his tweets on Monday, he again availed himself of Zelensky's support. "The President of Ukraine said that I did not put any (ZERO) pressure on him. Closed file ".
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