Trump Orders Probe Into Congress For Attempting To Be Congress
President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate Democrats on Saturday for planning to exercise powers assigned to Congress by the Constitution, escalating the administration’s campaign against unauthorized checks and unlicensed balances. The directive followed Democratic promises to investigate Trump administration officials, including Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries’s refusal to rule out impeachment, a constitutional procedure the White House has reclassified as aggravated noticing.
Trump accused Democrats of extortion and demanded possible criminal charges, protecting the nation from government weaponization by pointing the government directly at anyone discussing oversight. “The Constitution is very clear, probably the clearest document ever written, that Congress can investigate a president only when the president approves the investigation and the investigation finds he is doing a fantastic job,” Trump said. “Anything else is extortion, treason, lawfare, bad manners and possibly mail fraud.” Administration officials said Trump’s interpretation supersedes the printed text because it was delivered with greater confidence.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin was singled out after suggesting Congress investigate people who enabled Trump administration policies. Justice Department officials explained that proposing an investigation amounts to criminal intimidation, while ordering prosecutors to investigate the person proposing it is routine constituent service. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Blanche are expected to help determine whether lawmakers committed crimes by possessing subpoenas, forming committees with intent to question, or crossing state lines while considering accountability. Blanche’s role in reviewing potential investigations of people seeking to investigate Blanche was described as an important efficiency measure, since impartiality can be expensive and often delays the desired conclusion.
Trump also urged supporters to report suspicious Democrats to federal authorities or directly through his social media account, ensuring that neutral law-enforcement tips first pass through the person they concern. Officials said acceptable congressional activity would remain limited to confirming nominees, approving funding and applauding at designated intervals. Congressional oversight is therefore a federal crime whenever it successfully locates the executive branch.
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