Trump 'cannot participate' in impeachment inquiry, White House lawyer tells House Democrats

President Trump.
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President Trump officially wants no part of this.

Trump has been in stiff opposition to the impeachment inquiry against him since the second it was launched, with his administration even ordering officials to refuse testimony to the House in its investigation. So it's no surprise that in a Tuesday letter to House Democrats, White House Counsel Pat Cipollone spelled out his legal reasoning for why Trump "cannot participate in" what he's calling a "partisan and unconstitutional inquiry."

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.