White House Rejects Participation in ‘Unconstitutional’ Inquiry

White House Rejects Participation in ‘Unconstitutional’ Inquiry
President Donald Trump gestures as he returns to the White House after attending the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 26, 2019. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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In a letter to top House Democrats, the White House told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and three committee chairmen that it won’t participate in the “highly partisan and unconstitutional” impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

The Oct. 8 letter from White House counsel Pat Cipollone says the inquiry “violates fundamental fairness and constitutionally mandated due process,” and he called on House members to cease their impeachment efforts.