After Democrats’ midterm victory, Donald Trump urged the Justice Department to investigate Democrats, accusing them of threatening administration officials and Republican donors with impeachment and other punishment.

Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress and are set to gain subpoena and investigative powers when the 120th Congress convenes next year.

In a Truth Social post, Trump called lawmakers’ conduct a “criminal act” and “extortion” but offered no evidence for the allegations.

Trump pointed to Democrats’ requests for records, including information about technology-company donations toward the White House ballroom he is building, and criticized comments by Sen. Elissa Slotkin about holding people accountable for enabling his policies.

Trump also singled out Slotkin over remarks at the University of Chicago in which she said she wanted to discourage young people from taking jobs in his administration.

The dispute follows a November 2025 video in which Slotkin and other Democratic leaders urged the military to refuse illegal orders after airstrikes on boats in the Caribbean; Slotkin has said she, her family and staff faced physical and legal intimidation afterward.

The Justice Department previously investigated Slotkin and other lawmakers over the video, but a federal grand jury declined to indict them.

Slotkin said she meant to deter people from joining the administration if they might face accountability, rejecting Republican Sen. Mike Lee’s claim that she threatened aspiring public servants.

She said people who break the law or use taxpayer money for personal gain should be held accountable, while those who have done neither have nothing to fear.

Democrats have said they plan to investigate the Trump family’s financial dealings, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Todd Blanche, with Cabinet members and allies appearing to be a greater focus than a third impeachment of Trump.

Since Election Day, Reps. Hank Johnson and Deborah Ross have publicly supported impeaching Blanche, and Ross has said Democrats should begin with Hegseth.

The report was published Nov. 7, 2026.