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United States President Donald Trump<\/a> has ordered the \u2060\u2060Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into Democrats \u200c\u200cfor \u201cthreatening a lot of people\u201d with impeachment and other \u2060\u2060forms of \u2060\u2060punishment, following their midterm election victory.<\/p>\n In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump said what Democrats had done amounted to a \u201ccriminal act\u201d, without providing evidence.<\/p>\n Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list<\/p>\n The post comes days after Democrats won<\/a> control of both chambers of the US Congress from Republicans in Tuesday\u2019s midterm elections<\/a>. Democratic lawmakers and newly elected candidates have said they would pursue probes into the Trump family\u2019s financial dealings, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as well as investigations into Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Todd Blanche.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Democrats are going around threatening a lot of people,\u201d Trump wrote, adding that some of his cabinet have been threatened with impeachment. \u201cThis is extortion at the highest level, and they should be held accountable for this.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump also said, without evidence, that some Democrats were threatening his donors, whom he called \u201csome of the most respected people anywhere in the World\u201d. He said Democrats were targeting them for their political views, specifically calling out Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin. He gave no evidence of her threatening people over their views.<\/p>\n When Democrats take control of Congress in January, they will be able to conduct a range of investigations, in which they can order access to documents, summon Trump officials to testify, and hold hearings.<\/p>\n Democratic Representative Robert Garcia of California, who is likely to chair the powerful House Oversight Committee, which serves as the investigative committee in the House and has broad jurisdiction and power, posted \u201cLAWYER UP\u201d on social media after it was clear Democrats would take the House.<\/p>\n