‘Manifestly wrong’: Pelosi blasts Trump letter claiming impeachment ‘partisan and unconstitutional’

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi flatly rejected a multi-page letter from the White House indicating their refusal to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry.

“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 said in a Tuesday evening statement. “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.’”

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