White House and Democrats clash over rules for impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Constitution gives the House “the sole power of impeachment” — but it confers that authority without an instruction manual.

Now comes the battle royal over exactly what it means.

In vowing to halt all cooperation with House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, the White House on Tuesday labeled the investigation “illegitimate” based on its own reading of the Constitution’s vague language.

View the complete October 9 article by Jonathan LeMire, Jim Mustian and Mike Balsamo on the Associated Press website here.