President
Donald Trump lashed out Thursday at the person who gave information to a whistleblower who has accused the president of abusing the nation's highest office for political gain, saying that individual is "close to a spy" who could have committed treason — an act punishable by death.
Dogged by the legacy-defining threat of impeachment, Trump was addressing
American diplomats and their families, including children, at a private event for staff of the U.S. mission to the
United Nations in
New York when he lashed out at those who helped his accuser.
Trump noted that the whistleblower had no first-hand knowledge of alleged abuse of office by the president.