The White House’s written assault against Democrats’ impeachment inquiry read something like an extended Twitter thread by President Trump.
The letter — written by White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Intel Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA), House Foreign Affairs Chair Eliot Engel (D-NY) and House Oversight Chair Elijah Cummings (D-MD)— not only rejected Congress’ impeachment inquiry, but also made clear that the White House seeks to delegitimize the constitutional validity of the Democrats’ impeachment process.
Cipollone’s screed, which the AP reported was in the works last week and was expected to formally tell Pelosi that …read more
Source:: TPM
