White House announces it will not comply with 'illegitimate and unconstitutional' impeachment inquiry
October 08, 2019 at 16:55 PM EDT
The White House outlined in a defiant eight-page letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Democrats on Tuesday why it will not participate in their “illegitimate and unconstitutional” impeachment inquiry, charging that the proceedings have run roughshod over congressional norms and the president's due-process rights.