Is Trump above the law?
Donald Trump is testing whether he can claim immunity from the rule of law. That’s the plain meaning of the announcement that his administration will not cooperate in any way with the House impeachment inquiry.
The letter released by White House Counsel Pat Cipollone brands the impeachment inquiry a “kangaroo court” and an “effort to overturn the 2016 election… . President Trump and his administration cannot participate in your partisan and unconstitutional inquiry under these circumstances.”
Nearly everything in that statement is false ….