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Trump orders DOJ probe of Democrats' alleged threats against administration officials

Published 6:00 AM CT, Monday, November 9, 2026 · Updated 6:07 AM CT
In the 6 AM CT update

President Trump said on Truth Social Saturday that he has ordered the Justice Department to investigate Democratic lawmakers "threatening" to impeach Attorney General Todd Blanche and others, Fox News reported. Reps. Hank Johnson and Deborah Ross have said they would support impeaching Blanche, and Trump singled out Sen. Elissa Slotkin over Oct. 13 remarks about pursuing "signature cases" against people who "enabled" him. Fox reported Rep. Thomas Massie is expected to reintroduce impeachment articles against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Monday, and Reuters reported Democrats plan to investigate major Republican donors once they control Congress.

• Donald Trump
• Todd Blanche
• Department of Justice
• impeachment
• Elissa Slotkin
• Pete Hegseth
• Thomas Massie
• Democrats
• congressional oversight
• Truth Social
• United States