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

Trump accused Democrats of extortion and ordered the Justice Department to investigate without providing evidence.

  • On Saturday, President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate Democrats, alleging their impeachment threats against officials and donors constitute a "criminal act" without providing evidence.
  • In a Truth Social post, Trump accused Democrats of "extortion at the highest level," claiming they threaten respected donors with imprisonment despite admitting they lack grounds for impeachment.
  • Sen. Elissa Slotkin was singled out by Trump, who claimed she intends to target young people supporting Republican Values, though he offered no evidence for this allegation.
  • Incoming Democratic majorities in Congress prepare to launch investigations into the administration, which Trump characterized as "Weaponization and Lawfare at another level."
  • Asserting these "EXTORTIONISTS" should be imprisoned, Trump urged Republicans to act quickly and alleged that Democrat Political Leaders sent threatening letters to innocent people.
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Donald Trump has requested the intervention of the US Department of Justice against the Democrats. Specifically, the US president accused the Democrats of threatening government officials and Republican donors with impeachment and imprisonment. The US president spoke of "blackmail at the highest level", a few days after his party's defeat in the midterm elections. As he claimed in his post, the Democrats are threatening, among other things, the…

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