NEW: Law classmates of White House Counsel Pat Cipollone sent him a letter, asserting his decision to block material, witnesses from impeachment inquiry 'distorts the law and the Constitution,' according to copy of the letter obtained by NBCNews.
WASHINGTON — Law classmates of White House Counsel Pat Cipollone sent him a letter on Thursday, claiming his decision to block material and witnesses from the House impeachment inquiry"distorts the law and the Constitution," according to a copy of the letter obtained by NBC News.
"We are sorry to see how your letter to the congressional leadership flouts the traditions of rigor and intellectual honesty that we learned together," said the letter from members of the class of 1991 at the University of Chicago Law School.The letter was signed by 21 out of 32 alumni whose contact information was available to the solicitors, who estimated there were more than 160 students in their class. According to the text, the signers"hold a range of political views.
The University of Chicago Law School alumni said,"When any president openly invites the help of foreign powers for partisan political purposes, Congress in the exercise of its constitutional powers should conduct an inquiry and the White House should cooperate. Fair-minded lawyers can easily agree on this regardless of their politics. Your letter instead distorts the law and the Constitution for other purposes, including cable news consumption.
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