A letter from White House counsel Pat Cipollone is photographed in Washington, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. The White House declared it will not cooperate with what it termed the "illegitimate" impeachment probe by House Democrats, sharpening the constitutional clash between President Donald Trump and Congress. Trump attorneys sent a letter to House leaders bluntly stating their refusal to participate in the quickly moving impeachment investigation. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)