The White House warned Democrats about the planned investigations into Donald Trump’s administration, stating that such actions could be “ flagrant criminality.”.
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11/11/2026
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Lusa
A The White House has issued an alert to Democrats regarding their planned investigations into the administration led by Donald Trump, stressing that such investigations, a standard oversight function of the US Congress, may constitute “ flagrant criminality.”.
White House lawyer Will Scharf sent the notice in a letter dated Monday to Congressman Robert Garcia, the main democrat on the House of Representatives' supervisory committee (low House Congress).
Garcia is appointed as the future president of this powerful committee in the new Congress, which will have a Democratic majority and take office in January.
The Democrat even advised Trump-related officials to “seek a lawyer” at a time when his party was moving towards surprising victories in last week’s midterm elections.
In response, Scharf wrote that “the threats to the executive authorities, designed to discourage them from providing a public service, or the procedures created only to abuse or inflict fear on the recipient, may exceed the limit and set up a flagrant crime”.
The existence of the letter was first reported by Punchbowl News, today reported the Associated Press (AP).
In response to the letter, Garcia said that “it seems Donald Trump has something to hide” and pointed out that the powers of investigation of Congress do not depend on “the White House’s permission”.
“The Congress has a wide margin to conduct investigations and supervision, an authority inherent in the power to legislate,” Garcia stressed.
“ The American people voted, in a significant way, to approve laws aimed at eradicating corruption and abuse,” he added.
Democrats are preparing an extensive oversight agenda to examine how Trump and his family have accumulated more wealth since their return to office.
The Republican President and the White House have for some time denied any irregularity.
Garcia also intends to examine the administration's conduct of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and the operations of the Immigration and Customs Service (ICE).
Other targets include the White House party hall during the Trump administration and other construction projects, as well as the role of the Trump family in negotiations involving mineral resources and Trump cryptocurrencies transactions with special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Attorney Todd Blanche pointed out, in an interview with CNN station on Sunday, that “there could be” a crime to be investigated if Democratic rhetoric became threatening.
It seemed to adopt a more conciliatory tone during an appearance in Missouri this week by admitting that “the Congress has supervisory authority.”.
“ You always have and always will. The Department of Justice, the federal government, works with Congress to answer questions raised by it, either through subpoenas or trades, so we will not fail to collaborate with Congress ", assured.
Some congressmen have alerted both Democrats and the White House not to exceed the limits of their duties.