On Friday afternoon, White House counsel Pat Cipollone informed Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) the White House will not be participating in the impeachment proceedings.

In a scathing letter, Cipollone noted the impeachment inquiry is “baseless” and “has violated basic principles of due process” without a “single shred of evidence.”

“House Democrats have wasted enough of America’s time with this charade. You should end this inquiry now and not waste even more time with additional hearings,” Cipollone wrote.

“Adopting articles of impeachment would be a reckless abuse of power by House Democrats, and would constitute the most unjust, highly partisan, and unconstitutional attempt at impeachment in our Nation’s history,” he wrote. “Whatever course you choose, as the President has recently stated: ‘if you are going to impeach me, do it now, fast, so we can have a fair trial in the Senate, and so that our Country can get back to business.’”