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A5 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019 Miracle-Eat Hearing Centers are looking for qualified people to test their latest product, The Mircale-Ear® Mirage RISK FREE! Evan Vucci/AP Photo President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters at the White House. Defying impeachment inquiry, Trump makes charge more certain frequently to bash the probe, charging that the inquiry is not about anything more than parti- san politics. “The Do Nothing Democrats are Con Artists, only looking to hurt the Republican WASHINGTON — The combative White Party and President,” Trump wrote. “Their House letter vowing to defy the “illegitimate” total focus is 2020, nothing more, and noth- impeachment inquiry has actually put Pres- ing less.” ident Donald Trump on a more certain path After two weeks of an unfocused response to charges. His refusal to honor subpoenas or to the impeachment probe, the White House allow testimony would likely play into a for- letter amounted to the fi rst volley in a strategy mal accusation against him. that is more defi ned — but one that carries its The letter sent to House leaders by White own risks. House Counsel Pat Cipollone Tuesday eve- “All that defi ance does is add to the case” ning declared the president would not coop- against the president, including obstruction of erate with the investigation — a clear reason, Congress, said Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly, Democrats say, to write an article of impeach- a Democrat who sits on the Oversight and For- ment charging him with obstruction. eign Affairs panels. He said the White House The White House insists that a for- strategy actually works to convince the public mal House vote is necessary just to start the of the president’s guilt, citing the recent polls. impeachment process. But Democrats are “The public gets what’s happening,” Con- moving ahead without one, confi dent for now nolly said. that they are backed by the Constitution and But Trump allies both inside and outside Trump’s own acknowledgements of trying to the West Wing were pleased at the shot the let- persuade a foreign government to investigate ter represented. a political foe. They argue their best chance at winning the “The White House should be warned that politics of impeachment is to emulate the just- continued efforts to hide the truth of the presi- say-no tactics they used for much of the spe- dent’s abuse of power cial counsel’s Rus- from the Ameri- sia probe and against can people will be other investigations ‘THE WHITE HOUSE regarded as further launched by Dem- SHOULD BE WARNED evidence of obstruc- ocrats in the House tion,” said House majority. THAT CONTINUED Speaker Nancy Pelosi By making the in response to the let- fi ght as contentious EFFORTS TO HIDE ter. “Mr. President, as possible, the White THE TRUTH OF THE you are not above the House hopes to con- law. You will be held vince voters that the PRESIDENT’S ABUSE accountable.” impeachment process OF POWER FROM THE Trump again is simply about poli- defended his decision tics. They also want AMERICAN PEOPLE not to cooperate on to push the proceed- Wednesday, calling a WILL BE REGARDED AS ings into next year, whistleblower’s com- when the fi rst bal- FURTHER EVIDENCE plaint about his call lots of the 2020 pri- with Ukraine’s leader maries are cast. That OF OBSTRUCTION. “a fraud being perpe- would make it eas- trated on the Ameri- ier for Republi- MR. PRESIDENT, YOU can public” and say- cans to demand that ARE NOT ABOVE THE ing Republicans are impeachment be put being treated unfairly. aside in favor of let- LAW. YOU WILL BE He repeated he was ting the voters decide being vilifi ed for “a HELD ACCOUNTABLE.’ in November. perfect phone call.” Biden, a former Bolstered by polls House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in response vice president and to the White House letter showing increased a 2020 Democratic public support for presidential candi- impeachment, Pelosi date, said Wednes- has shown no signs of shifting her strategy. day for the fi rst time that Trump must be Democrats plan to continue investigating impeached for abusing the powers of his while focusing on the president’s own words offi ce to help his own reelection. — and documents that confi rm he asked Trump predicted Wednesday that the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to impeachment fi ght will end up in the Supreme investigate his country’s involvement in the Court, but it’s unclear whether Democrats 2016 presidential election and also political will go to court at all and risk long delay. They rival Joe Biden and his family. could simply move to an article of impeach- “The evidence provided by the president ment on obstruction. and his people has already been overwhelm- Aware of the risks, Democrats are plan- ing,” even without additional witness tes- ning to move quickly — unlike the two-year timony, said Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes. Russia investigation, which Republicans had Himes is a Democratic member of the House ample time to try and discredit. Multiple sub- intelligence committee, which is leading the poenas sent by the House panels — includ- Ukraine investigation. ing to the White House, Cabinet agencies and The intelligence panel, along with the For- Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani — came with eign Affairs and Oversight and Government a deadline to respond within the next two Reform panels, subpoenaed Gordon Sond- weeks. land, the U.S. European Union ambassador, As the House returns from a recess next on Tuesday after Trump’s State Department Tuesday, the Democrats plan to hold hearings barred him from showing up at a scheduled and votes to make their case, including leg- deposition. Texts provided by another diplo- islation designed to improve the security of mat last week showed Sondland and others elections and prevent foreign interference. But navigating Trump’s demands for investiga- they are so far declining to hold high profi le tions as they spoke to Ukrainian government hearings featuring fi erce, argumentative allies offi cials about a possible visit to Washington. of the president, including Giuliani, who was Trump’s stonewalling of impeachment involved in the negotiations with Ukraine. comes as polls fi nd that Americans are more Democrats believe the president’s own likely to approve than disapprove of the words are paramount to impeachment and inquiry, even as they divide on whether Trump don’t want to distract from that. should be removed from offi ce. A new Wash- But they will also continue to investigate. ington Post-Schar School poll fi nds 58% sup- “I think what we have is overwhelming portive of the decision by Congress to launch evidence that the president has engaged in an impeachment inquiry that could lead to multiple wrongdoings,” said Florida Rep. Val Trump being removed from offi ce. 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