White House won't participate in any House impeachment proceedings
told ABC News the point of the letter is that they won't take part.
"We don't see any reason to participate because the process is unfair. Speaker Pelosi had already announced the predetermined result. They will not give us the ability to call any witnesses," a senior administration official told ABC News.In a letter last week, Nadler asked the president to notify the committee by Friday at 5 p.m. whether his lawyers would participate in any of their proceedings and whether they plan to present a defense.
"The underlying impeachment rules of the Senate afford the president a full suite of rights to argue his case on the facts and on the merits," Eric Ueland, legislative affairs director for the White House, told reporters.
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