Trump is playing with fire when it comes to threats of legal action over impeachment

The president may think attack is the best form of defence, but it could prove a disastrous miscalculation, writes Chris Stevenson

His tactics will no doubt frustrate Democrats as they look to make their case to the American people (EPA)

The impeachment process is a political move and it should mean less involvement with the courts, but that won’t be the case if Donald Trump has his way.

He has made it clear that his administration will not give the Democrat-led impeachment investigation the time of day, with White House counsel Pat Cipollone sending an eight-page letter to congress stating: “[We] cannot permit his administration to participate in this partisan inquiry under these circumstances.”

Cipollone has accused Democrats in the House of Representatives of trying to circumvent the US Constitution, despite the fact that all the document states is that the House has control over impeachment proceedings, with little other direction.