Trump seeks to discredit entire impeachmentUS President Donald Trump says the impeachment investigation of him is a "kangaroo court," as the White House tells leading Democrats that the president will not cooperate in the probeWASHINGTON - Donald Trump on Wednesday called for outing the whistleblower behind the impeachment inquiry threatening his presidency and sought to transform the entire scandal into a boost for his 2020 reelection campaign. Trump began his attempt to crush impeachment on Tuesday with a breathtaking show of defiance to Congress. In an eight-page letter signed by the White House counsel, the administration bluntly announced it would not cooperate with the Democratic-led House of Representatives, calling its impeachment push illegitimate. "No one is above the law, not even President Trump," the Democratic majority leader in the House, Steny Hoyer, said Wednesday. - Ukrainian phone call -Pelosi formally launched the impeachment inquiry last month after revelations Trump pressured Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in a July 25 phone call.

Source: Bangkok Post October 09, 2019 14:26 UTC