Article snippet: The White House on Friday signaled it will not participate in future impeachment proceedings in the House and called on Democrats to end their impeachment inquiry. White House counsel Pat Cipollone wrote in a letter to the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee that it would be a “reckless abuse of power” for House Democrats to adopt articles of impeachment and “would constitute the most unjust, highly partisan, and unconstitutional attempt at impeachment in our Nation's history.” The letter did not explicitly state that the White House would not participate in any House proceedings moving forward, but gave the indication that it would not cooperate and would instead shift its focus to defending MORE in a potential Senate trial. A senior administration official later told The Hill that the White House would not participate in future hearings in the House. "We don't see any reason to participate because the process is unfair," the official said. "Speaker Pelosi has already announced the predetermined result. They will not give us the ability to call any witnesses." “House Democrats have wasted enough of America's time with this charade,” Cipollone wrote in Friday's one-page letter to Judiciary Chairman MORE (D-Calif.) on Thursday announced that Democratic committee leaders would move forward with drafting articles of impeachment. White House officials expressed frustration that the timing of the announcement pre-empted the administration's deadline ... Link to the full article to read more