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Trump orders DOJ to look into Democrats for 'threatening' people

Trump accused Democrats of threatening officials and donors with impeachment and imprisonment, and said the Justice Department should investigate the alleged extortion.

  • On Saturday, November 7, 2026, President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate Democratic leaders, alleging they threatened administration officials and donors with "extortion at the highest level."
  • The directive followed midterm elections that handed Democrats control of both congressional chambers, with incoming majorities planning to launch oversight inquiries into Trump administration policies and financial dealings starting in January.
  • Trump singled out Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin, claiming her remarks about "deterrence" toward potential administration employees constituted threats; Slotkin said she was advising young people of potential professional complications, not threatening them.
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The U.S. Department of Justice is instructed by US President Donald Trump to take action against democrats.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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Donald Trump orders the Department of Justice to investigate Democrats, accusing them of extortion at the highest levels and invoking the prison for political opponents. It is the president's response to the investigations announced by the opposition after the conquest of both Chambers of Congress. "Find yourself an attorney" , had warned Congressman Robert Garcia, destined for the [...] The article Trump orders investigations into the dem ready…

·Rome, Italy
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Through his online platform Truth Social, he instructed Justice Minister Todd Blanche to open investigations against politicians of the Democratic Party, whose investigation plans he called "extortion."

·Vienna, Austria
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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
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