Washington (CNN) Former President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday weighed in on the House's impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, saying Trump should "tell the truth ... for a change" and not "stonewall" Congress.

"My advice to him would be to tell the truth, I think, for a change and also to cut back on his Twitter feeds and give the House of Representatives and also the Senate, and I say the general public, the evidence that we need to form a case either for or against him," Carter told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell.

Carter, a Democrat, called the move "a departure from custom" and said the White House was "trying to stonewall" Congress.

"I think that is a departure from custom and departure from what the American people expect, and I think that is one of the main things that Americans are now considering, is the fact that the White House is trying to stonewall and not provide adequate information on which to base a good case to be made either for or against President Trump," he said. "So I think that that in itself is going to be another evidence, another item of evidence, that can be used against him if he continues to stonewall and prevent the evidence to be put forward to the House of Representatives and the Senate to consider."

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