Trump refuses to participate in House impeachment proceedings
WASHINGTON - The White House said Friday it would not participate in House Democrats' impeachment proceedings, relying instead on an aggressive counterattack in the Republican-controlled Senate, where President Donald Trump's allies are determined to not just acquit him but seek political retribution.
The decision was not unexpected, but it sharpened the White House's focus on a potential Senate trial, which would occur if the full House votes to make Trump the third U.S. president ever impeached. That vote could take place before Christmas, with a trial in January.
"House Democrats have wasted enough of America's time with this charade," Pat Cipollone, Trump's top White House lawyer, wrote to Rep.
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