President Donald Trump is claiming, without providing evidence, that Democratic leaders are sending “threatening” letters and messages to Republicans and that he is directing the Department of Justice to investigate this alleged “criminal act.”
“Threatening letters have been sent to many people, all innocent, from Democrat Political Leaders. By copy of this statement, I am ordering the Department of Justice to look into this criminal act, immediately!” he wrote on his social media platform.
The president does not specify what “letters” he is referring to or how this would constitute a “criminal act.” This allegation comes in a long post slamming Democrats for suggesting impeachment efforts of Cabinet members, with the president accusing them of “extortion” and insisting that his administration has not committed any wrongdoing.
President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he disembarks Air Force One at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility, in Merritt Island, Fla., Nov. 6, 2026.
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“The Democrats are going around threatening a lot of people, including the Attorney General of the United States, and others, with Impeachment and many other forms of punishment, even though they admit they have no reason to do so, and there have been no impeachable acts committed, or even thought of, by the victims of this illegal process. This is extortion at the highest level, and they should be held accountable for this,” Trump said.
This comes after Democrats reclaimed both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections, prompting anticipation of new congressional oversight. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie is expected to reintroduce a privileged resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which could come as early as Monday.
Trump also claimed, without providing evidence, that Democrats are “threatening” Republican donors simply for their party affiliation, with the president referring to this as “weaponization.”
-ABC News’ Emily Chang
