Comedian Alec Baldwin kicked off the latest season of NBC's “Saturday Night Live” by mocking President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE over the House Democrats’ move to launch a formal impeachment inquiry.

Impersonating Trump from the Oval Office, Baldwin opened the show by frantically calling a range of characters close to the president to address the controversy involving his interactions with Ukraine and the new impeachment effort.

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Baldwin launched into a tirade after dialing his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani Rudy GiulianiThe Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting CIA found Putin 'probably directing' campaign against Biden: report Democrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate MORE, who was being played by Kate McKinnon, saying "I'm being impeached, it's the greatest presidential harassment of all time."

"I would know. I'm like the president of harassment," Baldwin says to Giuliani.

"You got to relax, Mr. Trump. We got nothing to worry about. Nobody is going to find out about our illegal side dealings with the Ukraine, or how we tried to cover up those side dealings, or how we planned to cover up the cover-up," McKinnon says, prompting Baldwin to repeatedly chime in, "great."

Baldwin's Trump then goes on to ask McKinnon's Giuliani, "where are you right now?"

"I'm on CNN right now," she responds, an apparent reference to Giuliani's frequent presence on news networks.

"Get out of there, and whatever you do, stay off the phone," Baldwin's Trump says, before taking phone calls from several other officials, including Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Why a backdoor to encrypted data is detrimental to cybersecurity and data integrity FBI official who worked with Mueller raised doubts about Russia investigation MORE.

Barr, who was played by Aidy Bryant, talks with Baldwin's Trump about finding someone to take the fall for his interactions with the leader of Ukraine.

"Where are you going to find a sacrificial patsy that will do anything you say? Not it," Bryant's Barr says at one point, prompting Baldwin's Trump to call Vice President Pence, played by Beck Bennett.

Trump later makes phone calls to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Kim Jong UnNorth Korean leader Kim apologizes over killing of South Korean official Pelosi knocks Trump over refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power Satellite images indicate North Korea preparing for massive military parade MORE, played by new cast member Bowen Yang, Kanye West Kanye Omari WestJuan Williams: Democrats need to bury their divisions Court keeps Kanye West off Virginia ballot Twitter removes Kanye West tweet suggesting followers harass journalist MORE, played by Chris Redd and Don King, played by Kenan Thompson.

He also calls Liev Schreiber, star of the Showtime series, "Ray Donovan."

"Is this Ray Donovan, the fixer, the guy who takes care of stuff?" Baldwin's Trump says, prompting Schreiber to respond that Ray Donovan is a fictional character.

The segment from "Saturday Night Live" arrived as Trump faces mounting scrutiny over revelations from a whistle-blower complaint regarding his interactions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The developments led Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiDemocratic senator to party: 'A little message discipline wouldn't kill us' Overnight Health Care: New wave of COVID-19 cases builds in US | Florida to lift all coronavirus restrictions on restaurants, bars | Trump stirs questions with 0 drug coupon plan Overnight Defense: Appeals court revives House lawsuit against military funding for border wall | Dems push for limits on transferring military gear to police | Lawmakers ask for IG probe into Pentagon's use of COVID-19 funds MORE (D-Calif.) to announce a formal impeachment inquiry last Tuesday.

The complaint accuses Trump of seeking to pressure Ukraine into investigating 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden Joe BidenFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida MORE and his son Hunter. A White House memo of a July 25 phone call between the leaders confirms that Trump asked Zelensky to work with Giuliani and Barr to open a probe into the Bidens.