The white house told Democratic lawmakers Sunday that President trump and his lawyers would not attend the impeachment hearing in Congress this week because of a lack of "basic fairness.".
Trump's aides defied the deadline given by Congress. Democratic lawmakers are now preparing to shift the focus of the impeachment investigation from fact finding to consideration of possible charges against trump, who faces two key deadlines in Congress this week.
The Democratic led House Judiciary Committee is responsible for drafting the impeachment clause, requiring trump to state whether to send a lawyer to the committee's hearing on Wednesday before 2300gmt on Sunday.
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