White House lawyers did not take the lead on President Trump
Donald TrumpSenators given no timeline on removal of National Guard, Capitol fence Democratic fury with GOP explodes in House Georgia secretary of state withholds support for 'reactionary' GOP voting bills MORE's scathing letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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The New York Times reported that the process for the letter was led by Eric Ueland, the director of the Office of Legislative Affairs, who was joined by policy adviser Stephen Miller
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White House counsel Pat Cipollone wasn't involved in drafting the letter, the Times reported, while Bloomberg's Jennifer Jacobs tweeted Tuesday night that Cipollone was "aware" of the letter "from beginning."
An official told CNN that the White House counsel's office had reviewed the letter but didn't take the lead on it.
ABC News's Katherine Faulders also tweeted that the counsel's office put forth edits to the missive, while ABC's Jonathan Karl reported that White House lawyers were largely cut out of the process.
I am told White House lawyers were cut out of the process of drafting the President's six-page letter to Pelosi. At the direction of the President, the letter was drafted by Eric Ueland, Stephen Miller and Mulvaney aide Michael Williams. Cipollone saw it after it was drafted.
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) December 17, 2019
WH counsels office did offer edits to the letter to Speaker Pelosi & reviewed before it was sent, I’m told. https://t.co/FnjRLr5udS
— Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) December 17, 2019
One person started a draft of Trump letter to Pelosi last week. Multiple aides were involved, including Stephen Miller, Eric Ueland and Michael Williams. Pat Cipollone aware from beginning. Trump contributed language/direction, but it was reviewed and re-reviewed, sources say. https://t.co/Vqq9yc6yJE
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) December 17, 2019
