The White House counsel, Pat Cipollone, sent a letter Tuesday afternoon to the House Democrats calling the impeachment inquiry into President Trump “constitutionally invalid,” and indicating it would not cooperate with the congressional committees pursuing it.
“President Trump and his administration cannot participate in your unconstitutional inquiry,” the letter said.
The Democrats are set to depose several witnesses linked to the president. They have also requested records from the State Department, White House, and vice president’s office in addition to subpoenaing documents from one of the president’s personal lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, and some of his associates.
Asked about whether he meant the president’s legal team is considering refusing to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry, Selow replied: “I can’t be more particular ... it’s not just refusing to cooperate. I would put it more in the context of exercising appropriate Constitutional privileges.” “Given that your inquiry lacks any legitimate constitutional foundation, any pretense of fairness, or even the most elementary due process protections, the Executive Branch cannot be expected to participate in it,” Cippollone wrote.
“This kind of cooperation” was “basically coming to an end” due to “the way that these witnesses are being treated,” Sekulow said. Trump’s attorneys have also expressed concerns about the fact the two whistleblowers who have filed complaints about Trump’s Ukraine calls are anonymous.
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