We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im george howell. The cnn newsroom starts now. 2 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast and around the world good day to you starting with the president facing an impeachment inquiry. Donald trump is tweeting up a storm. Attacking his opponents, firing up his supporters and trying to discredit the whistleblower at the heart of this ukraine scandal. The president is calling the whistleblower his accuser and says he wants to meet him. Mr. Trump is also trying to depict himself as the victim of espionage and warns there will be, quote, big consequences, some view that as a threat and there are fears someone might try to out the whistleblower. His attorneys wrote in a letter to the acting National Intelligence director, it says, in part there are, quote, serious concerns we have regarding our clients personal safety. We appreciate your offices support thus far to activate appropriate resources to ensure their safety,
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