07/12/2019 11:39
Trump impeachment: White House signals it will not attend hearings
The White House has indicated it will not take part in further impeachment hearings in Congress due next week.
In a letter sent to the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, it urges Democrats to "end this inquiry now".
The letter does not explicitly rule out attending but officials told US media that the administration saw no reason to take part in an "unfair" process.
President Donald Trump is alleged to have pressured Ukraine in a way that would help him politically.
A deadline for the administration to decide whether to send a legal representative or witnesses to the House Judiciary Committee passed on Friday.
The committee is in the process of drawing up articles of impeachment against Mr Trump, leading to a vote in the House of Representatives before a trial in the Senate - possibly early in January.