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Ocobe 8, 2019 he Honorabe Nancy Peos Speake House o eresenatves Wasingon C 2055 e Honore iot L. Engel haian House Foreig Ars Comee Wasington C 2055 e Mdm Seake nd essrs Cairen: The Honoabe Ada B Schi Caiman House Pemen Seec Coee o Ineligence Washigton, D.C. 2055 e Honorble Elj . Cumings ma House Coiee on Ovesig a Re Wasgo D. 2055  wite on ehalf of Pesiden Doad J Tump in response to you numeos egaly nsppote emands made as pa of wh you hve beed conrary to e onsuon o e Unied aes ad al pas artsan peceden-as an "ipeche inquiy s you ow you ave designed  leeed you nury n  aer  violaes ndamena ess and consiuioy mandte due ocess or exape, you e denied he Pesiden e igt to cosseane witnesses o ca witnesses o receive transcripts of esony o ae ccess to evdence to have counsel presen ad ay othe basc ighs guneed o a Amercans You ave condcted your oceedngs n secret ou ve vioated cvi eries an he seion of powes by t·eatenng ecutive Brac ocils climing h you wi see o pus tose who execse aena constitoa igs an peogaves  of ths violates he Consitutio e ue of law an
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Neve bee in ou hsory has e House o Repesenatvesunder te contol of ee potc pattaen the ecan peope down te dangeos pth you seem determined to ursue ut smply you see o overurn he esuts of the 206 eecton a depive the Amercan peope of e esident they ve eey cosen Many emocats now apaeny view ieacen no only as a eans to udo te deocratic ress of te
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or hgl patisan ad unosttiona eo teaens gave d asing amage to ou deocatic nsuions to ou syse of ee eecions and o te meic peoe
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Speae Peosi, and Caime Enge Sc ad Cummgs age 2 Fo is par, resde Trmp too h npdnd step of ovidig he pbc tanspaency y dlassiing ad reasig e reod o is ca wi Presde Zesyy o Uka e record eary sabsed hat he a was opletey appropate ad ha th is no ass  yor iqiry. e ct ta ther was otg wrog wi te cal was aso powll ond by Chairan Ss deciso to create a s veson of th call and rad i o e Arcan people at a cogressoal earing, wthot disclosig tha he was siply mang  a p In additio inraton as renty oe to gh tat th wisteboer ad conact with Cara Schis oc be ling h opant Hs initia dena o su cota caused
The Washingto Pt
o onud tat Caira ciceary ae a stateen ha was s "
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n any evet  Amrcan pope udersand that Cairman chi ano overty assist wt te smsso of a ompaint mslead  pic ao is nvovem rad a cotrt vrson of e al to h erca peope, ad th ptend o sit in judgmet as a nea nvsgator" or tese reasos Pesidt mp ad his Adminstro t you baseless, uostituonal ets o oveu the docaic procss You pecdt actons hav e the resiet wt no oe n orde to  is dts o the ea eope h Costton te Exective Bra and a u oats o th Oce of e resde eside p and is Adsraio canot paticipat i yo parisan and constutiona inuy ner hes circumstas
Your "Inqiy Is Cotnl Ivald  Vlae Bac Due Poe Rgh  Sep f ws.
or iny s ostittioaly nvalid and a voato o du pocss.  te sory o our Nation te Hos o Rpesntaives as evr aepted to auch a ipeachet niry aganst the Presdt witout a aoiy o te House akig poal aoutabii r at deso by voing o auhoiz sch a damatic osiutona stp Hr Hose leadrsp ams to av atd e gavst nter-ra coic otemplatd dr or Constio y as of otng o tha a ss conree a wc the pea o te Hose siply annound a oca pa iny "
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ou coivd pross is updted in the
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Glen Kesser,
Sch's Fale Caim H ote Had N pkn  he Webwer,
Wash. Post (Oc 4 20 I 9)
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ss Rs Ny si s mk Aug p q Sep  01)
 
Speaker es ad Chaen Engel Sc and Cuigs Page 3 hso  he Nao,
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ad acs the necesa authoration  a al ieacet poceedng.
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Te omees' q also sue o a sepaate al dect Despe eake Peoss coment o "rea he Preient w iness
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te Cee ave no esabshe any  ocedures arg he Predet een he ost asc oecin eaded y due process under e Ctun and y aea rnes Caran ader of the Huse Jucay Comee as exressl acknowledge a leas we the Pese wa a eme f i w pay ha "[t]e pwer  peacent  deads a rgoo evel o de poces and tha n tis cotex due pocess ean  he gh to e ed f the law of he carges agans you he rgt to con te witesses agans yu o cal your own wneses and o hae he aistce of counsel
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A of hese prceues hae een aadoed hee. hese ue pces rghs ae n a ae o scre r e Cmees t dsese wit a wi o e conary hey are consttal reeens Te upee Cort has ecognze a de pocess proecos apy to al cgresoal vesao
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Iee,  has been ecged ta te e oces Clae apes o eacet poceedngs
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And ecee r he rigs o coss-ene wese cal wesses ad peent vidence ae c eay 150 years
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Ye te Commiee have decided to deny e Pesen tese eleeta ris ad recos a m e basis o he erican juce syse an ae poeced  the Cniuon o cizenncdg he Presdeold be eaed ths unily
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Pes Reee acy els ranscip o esi Weekly ess Cnence da Oc 2 2019
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