House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reacted to a Tuesday letter from White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, saying that further efforts to hide President Donald Trump’s “abuse of power” would be considered “further evidence of obstruction.”
“This letter is manifestly wrong, and is simply another unlawful attempt to hide the facts of the Trump Administration’s brazen efforts to pressure foreign powers to intervene in the 2020 elections,” Pelosi wrote. “Despite the White House’s stonewalling, we see a growing body of evidence that shows that President Trump abused his office and violated his oath to ‘protect, preserve and defend the Constitution.’”
Cippollone’s letter was a brazen rejection of the House’s oversight powers, trying to paint the probe as illegitimate.
A senior administration official confirmed that a “full halt” was being declared on cooperation with the House committees, including subpoenas and testimony.
Read Pelosi’s full letter here:
“For a while, the President has tried to normalize lawlessness. Now, he is trying to make lawlessness a virtue. The American people have already heard the President’s own words – ‘do us a favor, though.’ The President’s actions threaten our national security, violate our Constitution and undermine the integrity of our elections. The White House letter is only the latest attempt to cover up his betrayal of our democracy, and to insist that the President is above the law.
“This letter is manifestly wrong, and is simply another unlawful attempt to hide the facts of the Trump Administration’s brazen efforts to pressure foreign powers to intervene in the 2020 elections. Despite the White House’s stonewalling, we see a growing body of evidence that shows that President Trump abused his office and violated his oath to ‘protect, preserve and defend the Constitution.’
“The White House should be warned that continued efforts to hide the truth of the President’s abuse of power from the American people will be regarded as further evidence of obstruction.
“Mr. President, you are not above the law. You will be held accountable.”
Ah…a sternly worded letter if I ever saw one.
Even the Brits had to take time off from their Brexit woes to take note of this.
Direct and to the point. As compared to 8 pages of Trumpian bloviation,
Would be nice to have the two letters side by side to see thoughtful, reasoned statements by Pelosi and off the wall crazy from one of the WH’s lunatic fringed lawyer.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reacted to a Tuesday letter from White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, saying that further efforts to hide President Donald Trump’s “abuse of power” would be considered “further evidence of obstruction.”
Trump can commit a thousand new, verifiable, witnessed crimes and it won’t matter. So Pelosi and Schiff add obstruction to the ledger. So what? All this falderol may wound him a bit in the election, but none of it is getting him booted from office. Trump knows that, and so do the Democrats. Trump is betting on a confluence of emotions taking over the electorate in the fall of 2020, all to his benefit. Outrage, sympathy, fatigue over all of it. Some foreign help. Some state help at the polling places, chasing away minorities and ex-felons from voting. Maybe start some small war that generates a “Rally to the President” wave. Trump is placing a bet he can ride this out and steal another win.