Frustrated Trump lashes out at impeachment probe

WASHINGTON - An irate Donald Trump said on Friday he welcomes the prospect of an impeachment trial, as the US leader lashed out at"crazy" and"corrupt" opponents probing potential abuse of presidential power.

Multiple witnesses, in often damning testimony under oath, buttressed charges the president conditioned much-needed military aid and a coveted White House meeting on Ukraine investigating his political rivals. 'CRAZY AS A BEDBUG' The increasing prospect of becoming only the third US president formally impeached, after Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, has riled the brash New York billionaire, and he fired off multiple attacks against rivals leading the effort.

Trump was quick to say he"hardly" knows several of the witnesses, including his own ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, who said Trump sought a quid pro quo from Ukraine. "He is a friend of mine. He is a great person, an iconic figure in this country," he said of the former New York major.

Trump mentioned his political rival Joe Biden to Zelensky and pressed the new president to investigate a Ukrainian firm where Biden's son worked while his father was vice president.

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