Injust the in just the last few minutes, the House Speaker nancy pelosi has said the President Trump is not above the law. But the white house has confirmed it will not co operate with the impeachment inquiry into donald trump. An official letter to Democratic Party leaders claims the process is constitutionally illegitimate, and accuses them of seeking to rewrite the 2016 election. Mr trump has blocked one key witness, the Us Ambassador to the European Union, from giving evidence to congress, and democrats have now issued a subpoena to try to force him to appear. More legal wrangles are likely. This from our reporter peter bowes. A class at the heart of the american government. The white house flexing its muscle and refusing to have anything to do with the democratss impeachment enquiry and house of representatives. In an eight page letter, the president says the enquiry violates fundamental fairness, and lacks any legitimate constitutional foundation. Fairness, and lacks any legitima
The speaker of the house of representatives has told President Trump he is not above the law. But the white house has confirmed it will not co operate with the impeachment inquiry. An official letter to Democratic Party leaders claims the process is constitutionally illegitimate, and accuses them of seeking to rewrite the 2016 election. Mr trump has blocked one key witness, the Us Ambassador to the european union, from giving evidence to congress, and democrats have now issued a subpoena to try to force him. More legal wrangles are likely. This from our reporter peter bowes. A clash at the heart of american government. The white house flexing its muscle and refusing to have anything to do with the democrats impeachment enquiry in the house of representatives. In an 8 page letter, the president s lawyer says the enquiry violates fundamental fairness, and lacks any legitimate constitutional foundation. It accuses the democrats of seeking to overturn the results of the 2016 election, and
And very long adventure. The speaker of the house of representatives has told President Trump he is not above the law. But the white house has confirmed it will not co operate with the impeachment inquiry. An official letter to Democratic Party leaders claims the process is constitutionally illegitimate, and accuses them of seeking to rewrite the 2016 election. Mr trump has blocked one key witness, the Us Ambassador to the european union, from giving evidence to congress, and democrats have now issued a subpoena to try to force him. More legal wrangles are likely. This from our reporter peter bowes. A clash at the heart of american government. The white house flexing its muscle and refusing to have anything to do with the democrats impeachment enquiry in the house of representatives. In an 8 page letter, the president s lawyer says the enquiry violates fundamental fairness, and lacks any legitimate constitutional foundation. It accuses the democrats of seeking to overturn the results o
To a no deal brexit will cost the Global Economy 700 billion next year. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. This is wednesdays briefing. Also in the programme caring for the elderly is a global issue in the uk, 20 of workers aged over 45 expect to quit theirjobs to care for an elderly relative or partner, at an estimated cost of nearly 2 billion a year. Are you in this position . Do tell us your story. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Now, there is general agreement brexit talks are not going smoothly but publicly at least both sides say they are still trying. On tuesday the eus donald tusk accused the british Prime Minister of playing a stupid blame game after anonymous uk government sources briefed that a deal was essentially impossible. Borisjohnson is due to have face to face talks later this week with the irish leader leo varadkar. In a newspaper interview, the president of the european commission, jean clau
Cspan is brought to you by your local cable and satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Next a Congressional Panel looks at Online Platforms and impact on entrepreneurship in the u. S. Well hear from google, apple, facebook and amazon officials who talk about ecommerce. This portion of the house judiciary hearing is is an hour and 50 minutes. Good afternoon. The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to the second of our series of hearings investigating competition in the digital markets. This one on innovation and entrepreneurship. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. 30 years ago the First Software for the worldwide web was released into the Public Domain to create a Global Communications network. Within a few years, search and browsing services were built onto the software to give people tools to communicate, share and explore information throu