{"id":12089,"date":"2026-11-07T21:15:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T21:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/trump-orders-justice-department-probe-of-democrats-seeking-impeachment\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T21:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T21:15:48","slug":"trump-orders-justice-department-probe-of-democrats-seeking-impeachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/trump-orders-justice-department-probe-of-democrats-seeking-impeachment\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders Justice Department probe of Democrats seeking impeachment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Trump-orders-Justice-Department-probe-of-Democrats-seeking-impeachment.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trump orders Justice Department probe of Democrats seeking impeachment\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Trump-orders-Justice-Department-probe-of-Democrats-seeking-impeachment.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Trump-iran-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was ordering the Justice Department to examine Democratic threats to impeach members of his administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump faces a radically transformed and hostile political landscape after Democrats seized both the House of Representatives and the Senate in Tuesday\u2019s midterms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats have vowed investigations into Trump and senior members of his administration, including Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Democrats are going around threatening a lot of people,\u201d Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is extortion at the highest level, and they should be held accountable,\u201d he said, arguing that there had been \u201cno impeachable acts committed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said he was ordering the Justice Department to \u201clook into this criminal act\u201d and said \u201cimprisonment should be against these EXTORTIONISTS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With control of committees in both chambers, Democrats can summon officials, demand documents and hold public hearings, potentially putting Trump and his senior aides under intense scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likely subjects include the Trump family\u2019s business and cryptocurrency dealings, government contracts involving billionaire Elon Musk, cuts to federal agencies, immigration enforcement and the conduct of the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLawyer up,\u201d wrote incoming House Oversight Committee chairman Robert Garcia on X as the results became clear on election night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats have also signaled interest in the handling of files relating to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The administration could resist demands for testimony or documents, triggering court battles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats could pursue Trump\u2019s third impeachment, though party leaders have not committed to doing so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House needs only a simple majority to impeach, but removing a president requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate \u2014 far beyond the party\u2019s numbers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/trump-orders-justice-department-probe-of-democrats-seeking-impeachment\/\">Trump orders Justice Department probe of Democrats seeking impeachment<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was ordering the Justice Department to examine Democratic threats to impeach members of his administration. 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