WASHINGTON — Representative Stephen F. Lynch is declining an invitation to meet with President Trump’s top congressional aides, saying he sees little benefit in cooperating with a White House he views as extreme.

The South Boston Democrat is among those who received a formal invitation to meet next week with Trump’s director of legislative affairs, Marc Short, as the White House makes a renewed push to cultivate moderate Democrats.

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