Trump's AG won't rule out prosecuting Democrats who threaten to investigate
Summary
Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to rule out prosecuting Democratic lawmakers after President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to examine their statements about investigating his administration. Blanche acknowledged Congress’s oversight authority but did not identify a criminal law that lawmakers may have violated or confirm that an investigation had begun.Key Facts
- Trump ordered the Justice Department to look into what he called Democrats’ threats against administration officials and Republican donors.
- Trump singled out Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and called for the lawmakers involved to be held accountable.
- Blanche said on CNN and Fox News that possible charges would depend on what Democrats had said and whether they committed crimes.
- Blanche warned incoming House Oversight Committee Chair Robert Garcia that he should be worried and said the Justice Department would provide legal defense to administration officials facing congressional scrutiny.
- Garcia accused Blanche of trying to intimidate Congress and said his committee would pursue alleged wrongdoing involving the administration, Trump’s family and corporate allies.
- The article says a federal grand jury rejected the Justice Department’s effort in February to indict Slotkin and five other Democratic lawmakers over a video about refusing unlawful military orders.
- It remains unclear whether the Justice Department has opened an investigation, which lawmakers it might examine, or what conduct it considers potentially criminal.
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