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Donald Trump calls impeachment 'coup' as watchdog set to brief Congress

The tweet marked the seventh time this year that he's tweeted that he's been the subject of a coup attempt

Donald Trump. Photo: Bloomberg
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Donald Trump. Photo: Bloomberg

Josh Wingrove | Bloomberg
President Donald Trump ratcheted up his attacks on lawmakers pursuing a whistle-blower complaint, saying that it amounts to a "coup."

"As I learn more and more each day, I am coming to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an impeachment, it is a COUP," Trump tweeted on Tuesday evening.

The tweet marked the seventh time this year that he’s tweeted that he’s been the subject of a coup attempt, but the first since a scandal erupted over his interactions with Ukraine’s president.

House Democrats have accelerating their impeachment inquiry, subpoenaing documents from Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. The State