The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated on Saturday, the 7th, that he ordered the Department of Justice to investigate Democrats, whom he accused of threatening authorities and Republican donors with impeachment, imprisonment, and other punishments. The declaration comes after the opposition’s victory in Tuesday’s midterm elections (the 3rd), which gave the Democratic Party control of the House and the Senate starting in January and opened the way for investigations into the government.
“Through this statement, I order the Department of Justice to investigate this criminal act immediately,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. According to him, the Democrats threaten “many people, including the Attorney General of the United States and others,” and there have been no “impeachable acts” by the authorities. “This is the worst kind of extortion, and they must be held accountable for it,” he wrote.
Trump also accused the adversaries of threatening Republican donors with prison merely for their political positions. “This is instrumentalization and a legal war on another level,” he wrote. He also stated that Democratic leaders sent threatening letters to people “all innocent,” but did not identify the authors or present evidence.
The statement comes two days after Democratic Representatives Hank Johnson, of Georgia, and Deborah Ross, of North Carolina, defended the opening of impeachment proceedings against Blanche.
In the post, Trump also attacked Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin, of Michigan, stating that she intends to pursue young supporters of the Republican Party. The accusation revisits a controversy from October, when Slotkin defended investigations into government members involved in possible irregularities. At an event at the University of Chicago, the senator stated that oversight should reach not only Trump, but also the people who allowed his actions.
On Monday, the 2nd, Trump told the New York Post that he would grant preventive pardons to members of his administration if necessary.
