Top aides to Donald Trump sought Sunday to turn the tables on Democrats pushing for his impeachment, insisting the president was the true "whistleblower" in urging Ukraine to investigate the son of rival Joe Biden for corruption.
Trump's Republican allies have closed ranks as he battles the deepest crisis of his presidency, flatly denying he abused his power and seeking to discredit the anonymous whistleblower who exposed the scandal.
"The president of the United States is the whistleblower," Trump advisor Stephen Miller told "Fox News Sunday."
"Getting to the bottom of a corruption scandal in Ukraine is in the American national interest."
"If he hadn't asked them to investigate Biden, he would have violated the constitution," Giuliani told ABC's "This Week," charging that "Donald Trump was framed by the Democrats."
Between Saturday night and Sunday morning, the president retweeted dozens of news clips of conservatives defending his conduct -- along with a video ominously warning his supporters that "our country is at stake like never before."
On NBC's "Meet the Press," Schiff said he was "urgently" investigating all aspects of the Ukraine affair, including whether Trump withheld millions of dollars in aid as leverage -- although he expected the White House to "fight us tooth and nail."
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