Accuses Rep. Adam Schiff of "Fraud & Treason" and asks "Arrest for Treason?"

Trump tweeted that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff should be "questioned at the highest level for Fraud & Treason" over Schiff's dramatized retelling of the July 25 Ukraine call at a hearing, and in a follow-up post asked "Arrest for Treason?" Constitutional scholars noted that treason is narrowly defined in the Constitution as levying war against the United States or aiding its enemies and does not apply to political speech. The tweets came as the impeachment inquiry intensified and were widely reported as a call to prosecute a political opponent. The record documents the demand as an accusation, not an established legal proceeding.

"Rep. Adam Schiff illegally made up a FAKE & terrible statement, pretended it to be mine as the most important part of my call to the Ukrainian President, and read it aloud to Congress and the American people. It bore NO relationship to what I said on the call. Arrest for Treason?" Quote verified against source