The White House told House Democrats Sunday night that the Oval Office will not participate in the Judiciary Committee’s first impeachment hearing.

“Under the current circumstances, we do not intend to participate in your Wednesday hearing,” White House Counsel Pat Cipollone wrote in a letter to Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY).

“An invitation to an academic discussion with law professors does not begin to provide the president with any semblance of a fair process.”

Wednesday’s hearing will consist mainly of a discussion from a panel of constitutional scholars and law professors to determine if any allegations levied against Trump constitute “high crimes and misdemeanors” outlined in the Constitution.

Nadler gave Trump until Sunday to inform his committee if the president or White House counsel would show up to Wednesday’s hearing.

The Democrat also told Trump to let the committee know by Friday if he plans to attend or participate in any of the House Judiciary Committee’s hearings.

House rules say Trump and his lawyers are welcome to attend committee presentations of evidence, raise objections, ask questions and request their own witnesses.

Yet their participation is subject to Nadler’s approval, and a prior decision from Democrats means they could block Trump’s witnesses if they feel the White House is engaging in obstruction.

So far, Nadler hasn’t named any witnesses.

Trump and congressional Republicans have repeatedly blasted the inquiry as unfair.

With Post wires