The White House declared it will halt any and all cooperation with what it termed the “illegitimate” impeachment probe by House Democrats, sharpening the constitutional clash between President Donald Trump and Congress. The White House is objecting that the House has not voted to begin an impeachment investigation into Trump. The White House letter marks the beginning of a new all-out strategy to counter the impeachment threat to Trump. The White House is claiming that Trump’s constitutional rights to cross-examine witnesses and review all evidence in impeachment proceedings extend even to House investigations, not just a potential Senate trial. House Democrats are seeking grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation as they conduct their impeachment inquiry.

Source: The Telegraph October 09, 2019 09:33 UTC