Trump’s White House calls Democratic plans for congressional probes ‘abuse’
An Al Jazeera article reports that the Trump White House, in a letter from lawyer William Scharf to Representative Robert Garcia, accuses incoming Democratic congressional majorities of planning to "abuse" their power through investigations of executive officials, citing Democrats' "lawyer up" comments and social media posts as threats. Garcia, set to chair the House Oversight Committee in January 2027, says Trump "has something to hide" and that Congress will not be deterred; Pete Hegseth is expected to be among those subpoenaed, after an impeachment resolution against him failed on 10 November.
