White House says it will not participate in Wednesday's Trump impeachment hearing

WASHINGTON - The White House told Democratic lawmakers on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump would not send legal counsel to participate in a congressional impeachment hearing this week, citing a lack of “fundamental fairness.”

“We cannot fairly be expected to participate in a hearing while the witnesses are yet to be named and while it remains unclear whether the Judiciary Committee will afford the President a fair process through additional hearings,” White House counsel Pat Cipollone wrote to Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, according to a copy of a letter seen by Reuters.

Congressional investigators have been looking into whether Trump abused his power by pressuring Ukraine to launch investigations of former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden, who is running to unseat him in the 2020 presidential election, and a discredited conspiracy theory that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Three investigating panels, led by the House Intelligence Committee, are due to release a formal report this week when lawmakers return on Tuesday from a Thanksgiving recess. The report will outline evidence gathered by the Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees. Representative Hakeem Jeffries, a member of the House Democratic leadership and the Judiciary Committee, told “Fox News Sunday:” “We all may want to hear from John Bolton. We all would like to hear from Mick Mulvaney.”The president and his Republican allies in Congress say the inquiry has been rushed and unfair to Trump by not allowing the White House to have legal counsel present or call witnesses during weeks of closed-door testimony and open hearings before the House Intelligence Committee.

DMorganReuters mattspetalnick At least Hillary went when she was called.

DMorganReuters mattspetalnick That's only because Comrade Trump's lawyers are afraid he's going to open his mouth.

DMorganReuters mattspetalnick He first cries like a baby, then when given the chance he still refuses to join in. I say let the fucker whine as much as he wants, he's leaving either way.

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