White House rules out cooperation in impeachment probeThe US House of Representatives is examining whether President Donald Trump abused his office by seeking a corruption probe in Ukraine of 2020 election rival Joe BidenWASHINGTON - The White House slammed the door in a letter Tuesday on any cooperation by President Donald Trump's administration with the Democrats' impeachment probe, calling it "constitutionally invalid." The White House said it objected especially to the fact that the lower house had not held a formal vote to launch the impeachment inquiry. Democrats say that no formal House vote is needed because the impeachment process is in its earliest stages, equivalent to gathering evidence for an indictment. He insisted that the White House was "definitely avoiding saying there's no way we'd ever cooperate." Earlier Tuesday, the White House prevented the US ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, from showing up to testify.

Source: Bangkok Post October 08, 2019 21:56 UTC