www.zerohedge.com As was widely expected, late on Friday the White House said it won’t participate in Monday’s hearing by the House Judiciary Committee.
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone called the impeachment inquiry a “reckless abuse of power” in a letter to Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler ahead of a Friday deadline he set for the president to indicate whether his representatives would seek to call or cross-examine any witnesses or submit evidence. The letter didn’t say explicitly whether Trump would participate in the hearing, although it was strongly implied.
White House will not participate in Impeachment Hearings next week. Letter from White House attorney attached. #Impeachment #POTUS pic.twitter.com/XwOj9pXqq3
— Edward Lawrence (@EdwardLawrence) December 6, 2019
“House Democrats have wasted enough of America’s time with this charade,” Cipollone wrote. “You should end this inquiry now and not waste even more time with additional hearings. 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.”
The letter quoted Trump, who said earlier this week that “if you are going to impeach me, do it now, fast, so we can have a fair trial in the Senate, and so that our country can get back to business.”
Good! That’s what I was hoping for. By attending this farce, it would only lend credibility. This shows a firm stance that considers these proceedings to be nothing more than a political temper tantrum.