Analysis: By calling the impeachment inquiry unconstitutional, Trump has ignored reality to place himself above the law
Tuesday looked like many other days in the presidency of Donald J. Trump. He tweeted insults at Democrats, he stonewalled Congress, and critics were outraged. But if you look closer at Trump’s tweets and a subsequent letter from the White House to Congress, you’ll see why Tuesday will go down as the day Trump finally provoked an actual constitutional crisis.
before he sent texts to another State Department official, denying Trump had sought a quid pro quo deal with Ukraine.to Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed by White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, which blasted the impeachment inquiry as “illegitimate” and an “unconstitutional” effort to “overturn the democratic process.” The letter declares that the administration “cannot participate” in the impeachment inquiry as a result.
That is very different than taking advantage of legal procedure to delay by claiming privilege or filing cases in court. Using legal means to cause delay can frustrate the process, but it is not a rejection of the process. In fact, it is often key to a zealous defense that is essential to our adversarial legal system. Whenever you file your tax return, you concede that you have a legal obligation to pay taxes.
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