| White House Declares War on Impeachment Inquiry |
| Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=51801"><span class="small">Nicholas Fandos, Peter Baker, Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman, The New York Times</span></a> |
| Wednesday, 09 October 2019 08:28 |
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Excerpt: "The White House declared war on the House impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, announcing that it would not cooperate with what it called an illegitimate effort 'to overturn the results of the 2016 election' and setting the stage for a constitutional clash with far-reaching consequences."
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In a letter to House Democratic leaders, the White House said the inquiry had violated precedent and denied President Trump’s due process rights in such an egregious way that neither he nor the executive branch would willingly provide testimony or documents. “Your unprecedented actions have left the president with no choice,” said the letter signed by Pat A. Cipollone, the White House counsel. “In order to fulfill his duties to the American people, the Constitution, the executive branch and all future occupants of the office of the presidency, President Trump and his administration cannot participate in your partisan and unconstitutional inquiry under these circumstances.” |
he White House declared war on the House impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, announcing that it would not cooperate with what it called an illegitimate effort “to overturn the results of the 2016 election” and setting the stage for a constitutional clash with far-reaching consequences.