White House rejects invitation to take part in impeachment hearings before the House Judiciary Cmte. in letter sent to Chairman Nadler
"House Democrats have wasted enough of America's time with this charade. You should end this inquiry now and not waste even more time with additional hearings," Cipollone wrote."Adopting articles of impeachment would be a reckless abuse of power by House Democrats, and would constitute the most unjust, highly partisan, and unconstitutional attempt at impeachment in our Nation's history.
It also said, however, that if the president were to refuse to cooperate with congressional requests, the chair would be able to"impose appropriate remedies, including by denying specific requests by the President or his counsel.”
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