‘LAWYER UP’: Dems immediately put Trump on notice amid Republicans' midterm bloodbath
Democrats wasted little time putting the Trump administration on notice after their sweeping midterm victories, firing off blunt warnings of subpoenas and investigations as they prepared to wield newfound power...
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Democrats wasted little time putting the Trump administration on notice after their sweeping midterm victories, firing off blunt warnings of subpoenas and investigations as they prepared to wield newfound power on Capitol Hill. "LAWYER UP," Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee, posted on X. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., offered an even more succinct preview of what could be ahead with the signle word post: "Subpoenas." As election results rolled in Tuesday night the picture for the next two years became increasingly bleak for Republicans and President Donald Trump's agenda.. DEMOCRAT SEIZE HOUSE CONTROL IN STUNNING BLUE TSUNAMI, VOW RETRIBUTION AGAINST TRUMP ADMIN Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., rattled off a list of Trump administration officials and allies she appeared eager to haul before Congress. "Noem, Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what’s up? Clear your schedule," Ramirez wrote. "They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing," Sen. Ed Markey, D-Conn. , wrote on X. The warnings offered an early glimpse of the investigations that could consume Washington when the new Congress convenes in January. Democrats are preparing to use committee gavels and subpoena power to scrutinize Trump and his administration after two years in the minority and little ability to move the needle at all. Democrats have spent months laying the groundwork for this moment, mapping out investigations and sending document requests that could be followed by subpoenas once they take control of congressional committees . KATHY HOCHUL 'EXCITED' ABOUT PROSPECT OF DEMOCRATS TYING TRUMP UP IN INVESTIGATIONS Garcia, who is in line to chair the House Oversight Committee, has said his panel would move quickly on investigations spanning the Trump family's business dealings, immigration enforcement, alleged corporate corruption and the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files . &…